Uniting Church Archives Children's Homes File, Western Australia (1940s - 1990s)

From: 1940s
To: 1990s

The Uniting Church Archives Children's Homes archival series contains a number of items held in a single large file. The contents of the series relate to Children's Homes which were run by the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. The file is organised into sub-folders related to:
Allandale Boys' Home at Werribee, Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home, Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home, Mofflyn and its different cottages and hostels, and also the Methodist Homes for Children, Sister Kate's Child and Family Services (which includes information about becoming Manguri).

Access Conditions

Access to some of these records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. You are very welcome to enquire.

Records

The information in the series includes newsletters, correspondence, general historical notes and objects, and editions of newsletters. There are no complete sets of newsletters in this series. This series mostly holds items from the 1960s and 1970s but there are a few items from earlier and later years.

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Title: Report of Childrens Homes Committee, 1939 [excerpt]
Type: Document
Date: 1939
Source: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
Note: ‘Report of Childrens Homes Committee, 1939 [excerpt]’ is held in the Uniting Church Children’s Homes File, Western Australia

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Title: Dedication and Official Opening of Benmore
Type: Document
Date: 17 May 1947
Source: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
Note: ‘Dedication and Official Opening of Benmore’ is held in the Uniting Church Children’s Homes File, Western Australia

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Title: The Children's Homes, 1953 [Presbyterian Children's Home Council, excerpt]
Type: Document
Date: 1953
Source: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
Note: ‘The Children’s Homes, 1953 [Presbyterian Children’s Home Council, excerpt]’ is held in the Uniting Church Children’s Homes File, Western Australia

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