Files - Aboriginal Affairs is a record series created by the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and the Aboriginal Affairs Department, including correspondence from earlier departments. It contains general files dealing with Aboriginal matters, particularly those relating to land rights and Aboriginal reserves, and includes a small number of records relating to missions and institutions that housed children. It is unclear whether these records contain information about the children housed in these institutions. Many of the records in this series are undated, however the item number gives an approximate date for each item.
Files - Aboriginal Affairs contains the following records that may be of relevance to people who spent time in missions or other institutions as children:
Prepared by: Constance Thurley-Hart
Created: 30 March 2022, Last modified: 22 April 2022
Last updated: 17 October 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE01576b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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