| Tardun Farm School |
| Years of Operation | 1928 - 1967 |
| Role Of Facility | Residential care for boys generally aged between 12 and 16 years, including unaccompanied child migrants from the UK and Malta, Wards of the state and private admissions. |
| 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, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Tardun, via Mullewa |
| Aliases | St Mary’s Agricultural School; Clontarf Farm School |
| 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/storage/A%20Piece%20of%20the%20Story.pdf ) indicates that Tardun was established “primarily to train orphan boys and Wards of the State, including child migrants from 1938, in agriculture and farming. In 1967 the school’s status changed from a child care institution to a conventional agricultural boarding school, and it continues as such today.” It is now known as Christian Brothers’ Agricultural School Tardun.
A limited chronology of the major events at Tardun, including admissions and discharges, is included in Table 55. |
| Records | Admission Registers 1928-1967, with varying amounts of information recorded thereon. Former child migrants can also access information held on the Personal History Index (PHIND).
Departmental case records for young people placed in Tardun 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 Tardun is now an Agricultural 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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