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Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Church with a strong philanthropic mission which led it to become highly involved with child welfare in many parts of Australia.
Alinjarra Cottage (1986 - 1991)
Boulder Rescue Home (1904 - 1914?)
Collie Boys' Home (1902 - 1920)
Cornelie Home (1898 - 1903)
Cottesloe House (1973? - 1979?)
Crossroads west (1991 - )
Graceville Centre (1903 - )
Hillcrest Maternity Home (1922 - 1974)
Hollywood Children's Village, Salvation Army (1965 - 1994)
Kalgoorlie Boulder Youth Accommodation Service (1999 - )
Kindra Cottage Home, Bassendean (1970 - 1975)
Landsdale House (1995 - )
Mirrabooka House (1987 - 1998)
The Open Door (1903 - 1922)
Salvation Army (1897 - ), Western Australia
Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory Territorial Headquarters (1882? - )
Salvation Army Boys' Home (1918 - 1965)
Salvation Army Girls' Home, Cottesloe (1918 - 1969)
Salvation Army Girls' Home, Kalgoorlie (1904? - 1924?)
The Salvation Army Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA (1993 - 2022)
Salvation Army Home for Neglected Girls, Perth (1894 - 1898)
Salvation Army Industrial School for Boys [Collie] (1901 - 1920)
Salvation Army Industrial School for Girls, Collie (1901 - 1920)
Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Homes, Gosnells (1920 - 1955)
Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Reformatory (1920 - 1955)
Seaforth Salvation Army Girls' Home (1920 - 1942)
Seaforth Toddlers' Home (1945 - 1946)
Withnell House (1952 - 1969?)
Withnell House (1984? - 1987?)
Withnell House Girls' Home (1969 - 1973?)
School
The term School refers to an institution (residential or non-residential) designed to provide general education, or training in a specialised area.
Annesfield (1852 - 1871)
Beagle Bay Mission (1895 - 1976)
Bindoon (1936 - 1966)
Carnarvon Mission (1945 - 1975?)
Castledare (1934 - 1983)
Chidley Educational Centre (1976 - 1998)
Clontarf (1901 - 1983)
Fremantle Native School (1842 - 1851)
Girls' High School, Kalgoorlie (1902 - 1916)
Gnowangerup Agricultural College (1966 - 2005)
Kalumburu Mission (1931 - 1982)
Koorana (1974 - 1987)
Mogumber (1951 - 1974)
Nulungu (1971 - 1994)
Orfelin Ecole (Orphan School), Broome (1895? - 1898?)
Pallottine Mission, Tardun (1948 - 2004)
Perth College (1902 - )
Perth Native School (1840 - 1845)
St Joseph's Native School and Orphanage, New Norcia (1861 - 1974)
St Mary's Mission, New Norcia (1848 - 1974)
St Peter's Boys' School, Fremantle (1903)
Sunday Island Mission (1899 - 1934)
Sunday Island Mission (1937 - 1964)
Swan Homes (1943 - 1959)
Swan Native and Half Caste Mission (c. 1880 - 1920)
Tower House (1901 - 1903)
WA School for Deaf Children (1896 - 2001)
Wotjulum (1934 - 1937)
Wotjulum (1951 - 1956)
Sending Agency
Sending Agency was the name given to the organisation responsible for arranging the migration of children to Australia from the United Kingdom or Malta.
Advisory Council of Empire Settlement (1925 - 1981), United Kingdom
Catholic Child Welfare Council (1929 - 2003), United Kingdom
The Children's Society (1881 - ), United Kingdom
Fairbridge (c. 1909 - 2011)
Father Hudson's Society (1902 - ), United Kingdom
NCH Action for Children (1869 - ), United Kingdom
Seventh-day Adventist Church
This term describes a person or organisation belonging to the Seventh Day Adventist faith which is a Christian denomination.
Karalundi Mission (1954 - 1974)
Western Australian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1890 - )
Wiluna Mission (1955 - 1975)
Social Movement
A Social Movement is a philosophy or collection of ideas around which activists organise themselves.
Eugenics (1910s - 1950s)
Support Service
Support Services are groups who provide services to assist people who were in 'care' as children. Some of these organisations also provide support services to other family members (like the care leaver's children or grandchildren) who have also been affected.
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (1973 - )
Adoption Jigsaw, Western Australia (Inc) (1978 - )
Adoption Research and Counselling Service (Inc) (1984 - )
Adults Surviving Child Abuse (1995 - 2016)
Adventist Support (2000 - )
Association Representing Mothers Separated from their Children by Adoption Inc (1987 - )
Broken Rites (1992 - )
Care Leavers Australia Network (2000 - )
CBERS Consultancy (2006 - 2012)
CBERS Redress Service (2008 - 2012)
CBERSS: Christian Brothers Ex Residents and Students Services (1995 - 2005)
Child Migrant Friendship Society (1987? - 2001?)
Child Migrants Trust (1987 - )
Find & Connect Support Service Western Australia (2013 - )
Jigsaw Search & Connect (2014 - ), Western Australia
Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation (2001 - )
Tuart Place (2012 - )
Western Australian Professional Standards Office