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 for Child Protection and Family Support PO Box 6334, East Perth WA 6892 Telephone: (08) 9222 2555 Facsimile: (08) 9222 2776 Country free call: 1800 000 277 Email: foi@cpfs.wa.gov.au Website: www.childprotection.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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