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Fitzroy Crossing Mission
Years of Operation1952-1987
Sponsoring AgencyUnited Aborigines Mission
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Address(es)Fitzroy Crossing
Brief HistoryThe Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies website shows Fitzroy Crossing Mission’s governing agency as the UAM.
Department for Community Welfare annual reports note Fitzroy Crossing mission receiving Mission Grants in Aid 1973 for water piping; in 1974 for an ablution block; and in 1980 for renovations.
RecordsAccording to the The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies website, the State Records Office in Western Australia “holds extensive records relating to missions.” Contact details are below.
Departmental records for children placed by the Department of Community Welfare or the Department of Native Welfare may exist.
Additionally, the Department for Child Protection’s Aboriginal Index and the guide, “Looking West”, should be consulted for information.
AccessWhile access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire.
Contact DetailsFreedom of Information
Department for Child Protection
PO Box 6334, East Perth WA 6892
Telephone: (08) 9222 2555
Facsimile: (08) 9222 2776
Country free call: 1800 000 277
Email: foi@dcp.wa.gov.au
Website: www.childprotection.wa.gov.au

For general information relating to missions:
State Records Office, Alexander Library Building
James St West Entrance
Perth WA 6000.
Search Centre: GroundFloor Mon-Fri:9.30am-4.30pm
Telephone: (08) 9427 3360
Facsimile: (08) 9427 3368
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
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