| Girls’ Friendly Society |
| Years of Operation | The Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department in 1953 noted that the Girls’ Friendly Society assisted with Departmental placements. It is not known how long this service existed. |
| Role Of Facility | Emergency accommodation for female Wards of the Department if alternative suitable placement cannot be found. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Anglican Church |
| Address(es) | Mt Lawley |
| Brief History | “Although there is as yet no girls’ hostel established in the metropolitan area where girls may be accommodated, the Girls’ Friendly Society is always willing, subject to vacancies, to provide a home for girls of the Department.” Annual Report of the Department of Child Welfare, 1953. |
| Records | It is unknown whether any records for girls who were accommodated through the Girls’ Friendly Society exist. However, the Minute Books and other documents and photographs relating to the Girls’ Friendly Society are held in the Battye Library in Perth.
Another source of information about the Girls’ Friendly Society is the book, Noisy Mansions The Story of Swanleigh 1868-1971 by that institution’s long-serving Director, A. Roy Peterkin. See pp. 61 and 171. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6217 6888
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au
For people wishing to access the Battye Library’s collection of historical material:
The State Library of Western Australia,
Alexander Library Building, State Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000.
Telephone: (08) 9427 3111 (local) or 1800 198 107 (WA country callers)
Facsimilie: (08) 9427 3256 Email: info@liswa.wa.gov.au
Opening hours for the Battye Library at time of publication are:
Monday-Thursday 9am-8pm; Friday 9am-5:30pm; Saturday/Sunday 10am-5:30pm |
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