Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4039
Title
CITIZENSHIP FILES - SOUTH WEST DISTRICT OFFICE
Date(s)
- 1962-06-30 - (Creation)
- 1962-06-30 - 1964-06-30 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Files
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A1545 - SOUTH WEST DISTRICT OFFICE - DEPARTMENT OF NATIVE WELFARE
(1962-01-01 - 1972-01-01)
Administrative history
The Department of Native Welfare operated a number of district offices throughout Western Australia to carry out the Department's functions at a regional level.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Unregistered files of the South West District Office of the Department of Native Welfare containing lists of Aboriginal persons in the South West District granted citizenship rights. The files note the names of individuals, the citizenship certificate number, the place of residence and the date citizenship was granted. Dates of birth are also sometimes listed.
(Files in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 1/11; Accession 1525).
Accruals
System of arrangement
Numerical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Restricted access