| Clontarf |
| Years of Operation | 1901 – December 1983 |
| Role Of Facility | Clontarf provided residential care for Australian-born children and British and Maltese child migrants by the Christian Brothers. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Christian Brothers |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
related to the
Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Christian Brothers” in the earlier section of Signposts, “List of Facilities” |
| Address(es) | Previously, Manning Road, Bentley (Queen’s Park, Wilson). |
| Aliases | Clontarf Boys’ Town; St Joseph’s Orphanage |
| Brief History | Residential care provided by the Christian Brothers from a site on the banks of the Canning River in what is now Manning in 1901. The site now houses the Clontarf Aboriginal College.
A chronology of major events, admissions and discharges is included in Table 10. |
| Records | Admission registers are available. Former child migrants can also access information held on the Personal History Index (PHIND).
Departmental case records for young people placed in Clontarf programs by the Child Welfare Department or its successor agencies may reside with the Department of Communities. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. Please note that Clontarf is now an Aboriginal College and does not hold any historical information on-site. Enquiries should be directed to the Archivist, below. |
| Contact Details | The Archivist, Christian Brothers’ Holy Spirit Province
PO Box 1129, Bentley DC 6983.
Telephone: (08) 9365 2813
Facsimile: (08) 9365 2814
Email: archiveswa@edmundrice.org
Web: www.edmundrice.org.au
Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6414 3344
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au |
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