Government Receiving Home (1935 - 1952).Government Receiving Depot (1907 - 1935).Gnowangerup Agricultural College (1966 - 2005).Girls' Friendly Society (Western Australia) (1888 - ).

Gilmore House Group Home (1988 - 2005?).Geraldton Boys' Employment Hostel (1973? - 1979).Gelorup Residential Group Home (2013? - ).Fremantle Youth Crisis Accommodation Service (2002 - ).Fremantle Community Youth Services (1977 - ?).212-214, Table 14: Young People at “Fourteen”, Certain Years between 19, Table 38: Young People at Riverbank, Certain Years between 19 Fitzroy Crossing Group Homes (1976 - 1987?).Family Court of Western Australia (1976 - ).Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra (1913 - 1981).The project that resulted in the publication of Signposts was initiated during the lifetime of the Department for Family and Children's Services Department for Family and Children's Services, State of Western Australia (1995 - 2001).Department for Child Protection, State of Western Australia (2007 - 2013).Darlot Street Hostel, Meekatharra (1981? - 1987?).The information it gives about Cottesloe House closing in 1988 is most likely incorrect: pp. This publication erroneously has the location of Cottesloe House as Nedlands. Cockburn Youth Services Association (1989? - 1993?).Pp.162-168, Table 10: Young People at Clontarf, Certain Years between 19 City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service (1994 - ?).Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board (Inc) (1942 - 2009).Churches of Christ Christian Welfare Centre (1966? - 1980s).Child Welfare Reception Home (1953 - 1972).Chesterfield House, Rockingham Youth External Accommodation Project (1983 - ).Centrecare Children's Cottages (1978 - 1992).Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (1970 - 1977).Catholic Diocese of Perth (1845 - 1913).Catholic Archdiocese of Perth (1913 - ).Pp.148-155, 634, Table 8: Young People at Catherine McAuley Centre, Certain Years between 19 Catherine House Incorporated (1975 - 1991?).Pp.142-148, Table 7: Young People at Castledare, Certain Years between 19 Canning Highway Bethel Home (1966 - 1982?).Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home (1938 - 1956).Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project (1983 - 1993).Bridgewater Care and Assessment Centre (1969 - 1983).Pp.452-454, Table 40: Boys at Bindoon, Certain Years between 19 Pp.112-114, 195, Table 11: Young People at Centrecare Children's Cottages (Djooraminda), Certain Years between 19 Table 3: Young People at Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home 1947 to 1962 Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home (1947 - 1962?).Pp.97-99, Table 2: Young People at Beagle Bay Mission, 1959 to 1970 Australian Inland Mission (1912 - 1977).Australian Churches of Christ Indigenous Ministries (2009 - 2013).Australian Aboriginal Evangelical Mission Hostel (1966 - 1980?).Armadale Youth Accommodation Service (1989 - 2002).

Anglicare Fostering Futures (2010 - 2017).

Anglicare Emergency Foster Care Scheme (1989 - 1992).

Anglican Health and Welfare Services (1974 - 2003).

Anglican Farm School, Stoneville (1955 - 1961).

Table 1: Some Statistics on Young Children at the Alexandra Home 1936-59

Agencies for South West Accommodation (1997 - 2011).

Myera House, Kewdale House, Cooinda, Bentley House, Bamburra Hostel, Ardross House

Aboriginal Student Accommodation Service (2003? - 2006?).

Aboriginal Boomerang Council Inc (1977 - 1997).

Table 4: Young People at Bridgewater, 1969-1983 Table 5: Young People at Burnbrae, Certain Years between 19

Treatment of Juvenile Offenders (1982 - ).

Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostels (1950 - ).

Nazareth House Geraldton, Records (1941? - 1977?).

Where possible, contact details were given so that people could find records about their time in out of home care. Signposts identified all the known Children's Homes and their operating agencies that were subsidised by the government departments responsible for child welfare from 1920 to 2000. Creator Information Services, Department for Community Development Title Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920 Type of Work Finding Aid Imprint Government of Western Australia, 2004 Url Description

Signpost homes