Former Child Migrants Blue Index Cards

Organisation Generating Record

Child Welfare (now Department for Child Protection)

Dates

1947 – 1968

Description

·         An index card for each child who came to Western Australia as an unaccompanied child migrant from the UK and Malta.  Information contained on the card includes:

·         child’s name

·         alias

·         date of birth

·         name of ship

·         date of arrival in WA

·         placements

·         parent’s names (if known)

·         medical details

·         employment details

The Referral Index links to information held in the UK.

Access

An application for personal records form needs to be completed and access is restricted to clients and direct line family descendants.  There is no charge.  This information is not available to researchers.