| William A Saw Seaside Home, Coogee Beach |
| Years of Operation | 1947 – 1968
According to Noisy Mansions The Story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, by that institution’s long-serving Director, A. Roy Peterkin, the Coogee property was scheduled for acquisition by the Main Roads Department for the Perth to Kwinana freeway by 1970. |
| Role Of Facility | Seaside holiday home for the children who were resident in the Anglican Homes, though the way figures are reported in the Department’s Annual Reports suggests that young children under 6 years of age may have been permanently resident there.
A limited chronology of the major events, including admissions and discharges, is included in Table 65. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Anglican Homes for Children and Swanleigh |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
related to the
Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Anglican Church” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Coogee Beach |
| Records | Unknown, though children who were normally resident at the other Anglican Homes [see entries for Hillston, Swan Boys’ Home and Perth Girls’ Orphanage] should refer there.
Case records for young people placed by the Department 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. |
| Contact Details | The Director, Swanleigh
58 Yule Avenue, Middle Swan 6056
Telephone: (08) 9374 5600
Facsimile: (08) 9374 5699
Email: admin@swanleigh.wa.edu.au
Web: www.swanleigh.wa.edu.au
For Departmental Records:
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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