Hamilton Hill (Frederick Street) Hostel, Hamilton Hill(1971—1994)
For your application
The information below will assist you to fill out Part 2 of the Application for Redress.
Name of institution:
Hamilton Hill (Frederick Street) Hostel, Hamilton Hill
Institution type:
Juvenile Detention
Street:
22 Frederick Road
Suburb or town:
HAMILTON HILL
State:
WA
Postcode:
6163
Country:
Australia
About institution
Institution included through:
Hamilton Hill (Frederick Street) Hostel, Hamilton Hill
Also known as:
Frederick Street Hostel
Notes:
This institution commenced operation around 1971 as a government-run hostel for Aboriginal high school students. For an unknown period in the 1980s, it was run by a Uniting Church agency, most likely Sister Kate's Child and Family Services. By 1994 it had closed.