Hillcrest Records

Organisation Generating Record

Hillcrest Maternity Hospital (Salvation Army Maternity Hospital, North Fremantle)

Dates

1912 – 1974. 

Normally at Harvest Terrace, North Fremantle.  Hillcrest moved to West Perth (44 Kings Park Road, corner Ventnor Avenue) during 1942 – 1944 for security reasons associated with the second World War.

The Family Court records adoptions occurring from the Maternity Home, North Fremantle from 1899 onwards.  Hillcrest is also referred to as the Salvation Army Maternity Hospital.

Description

·          Labour Ward Report Books 1950 – 1974

·          Midwives Case Register 1941 – 1972 (4/11/1954 to 14/04/1964 missing)

·          Register:  Single Parents 1933 – 1966

·          Register:  Married Patients 1941 – 1965

·          Notification of cases attended books 1968 – 1974

·          Adoption Placements – Parents 1962 – 1974

·          Adoption Placements – Babies 1965 – 1974

·          Babies Birth/Progress Book 1 1927 – 1941

·          Babies Birth/Progress Book 2 1958 – 1965

·          Day Book – Mothers 1928 – 1953

·          Day Book – Infants 1928 – 1953

·          Girls’ Record Books 1934 – 1953

·          Admission/Discharges 1912 – 1974

·          Personal and Antenatal Records 1968 – 1974

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.