| Home of the Good Shepherd Industrial School for Girls, Leederville |
| Years of Operation | 1908 - 1979 |
| Role Of Facility | The Home of the Good Shepherd was an “Industrial School” from its earliest years. The concept of this type of facility was to provide remedial treatment for children who were classified as ‘juvenile delinquents’. Although many of its residents were Wards of the state, these numbers were equalled in later years by private admissions. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Sisters of the Good Shepherd |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
related to the
Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Sisters of the Good Shepherd” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Leederville |
| Aliases | “Leederville” |
| Brief History | “A Piece of the Story”, the National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families ( www.catholicsocialservices.org.au/publications ) indicates that “Leederville”, which is likely to have been another name by which the Industrial School was known, commenced operations in Adelaide Terrace, Perth, in 1902 and moved to its present site in Leederville in 1904. The dates and some of the information in A Piece of the Story conflict somewhat with the information presented here.
The residential program closed in July, 1979.
A more detailed chronology of major events, admissions and discharges is included in Table 18. |
| Records | Admission and discharge registers are held by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (see contact details below).
Departmental case records for young people placed in by the Child Welfare Department or its successor agencies may reside with the Department of Communities.
It is possible that the records of the Children’s Court may also be relevant. The Department of Communities may be able to assist in this regard. |
| 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) 6414 3344
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au
The Provincial Leader, Good Shepherd Provincialate
PO Box 182, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067.
Telephone: (03) 9419 5773
Facsimile: (03) 9419 4472
Email: archives@goodshep.com.au
Web: www.goodshepherd.com.au |
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