| Roelands as a Training Centre during the Depression Years |
| Years of Operation | Depression years |
| Role Of Facility | Training opportunities for non-Indigenous boys from the Perth Boys’ High School. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Originally the initiative of Mr Albany Bell, who owned the property, various private funders and the Governor, Sir James Mitchell. |
| Address(es) | Seven Hills Road, Roelands. |
| Brief History | At the conclusion of the original scheme, Mr Bell made the property available to various Indigenous families with a view to farming smallholdings.
This was the precursor of the Native Mission Farm which was eventually run by the Roelands Native Mission Farm Council. |
| Records | No records of placements relating to students are known to exist from this period. |
| Contact Details | For general information relating to the history of Roelands at this period:
Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
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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:
State Records Office, Alexander Library Building
James St West Entrance
Perth WA 6000.
Search Centre: Ground Floor Mon-Fri: 9.30am-4.30pm
Telephone: (08) 9427 3360
Facsimile: (08) 9427 3368
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au |
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