| Werribee Farm School |
| Years of Operation | 1929 - 1962 |
| Role Of Facility | Residential care provided by the Methodist Church as an adjunct for children (initially boys, then girls if part of a family group) from the Methodist Home for Children in Victoria Park. Children received schooling and instruction in farm work. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Methodist Homes for Children |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
related to the
Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Uniting Church” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Werribee, via Katanning |
| Aliases | Tom Allen Memorial Home for Boys, Allendale |
| Brief History | Boys from the Methodist Home at Victoria Park [see entry under “Mofflyn”] were transferred to Werribee when they were 10 years old for schooling and instruction in farm work.
The facility closed in 1962.
A limited chronology of the major events at Werribee, including admissions and discharges, is included in Table 64. |
| Records | Some files may exist for children transferred from Mofflyn.
Case records for young people placed by the Department may reside with the Department for Child Protection. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | Synod of Western Australia
UCA Archives Research Centre
1st Floor 10 Pier Street, Perth WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9221 6911
Facsimile: (08) 9221 6863
Email: archiveswa@amnet.net.au
or
UnitingCare West
Central Office
16 Sunbury Road
VICTORIA PARK WA 6100
Postal Address:
GPO Box B74
PERTH WA 6838
Telephone: 1300 663 298 (08) 9355 9116
Facsimile: 1300 663 528
Email: admin@unitingcarewest.org.au
Web: www.unitingcarewest.org.au
For Departmental Records:
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 |
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