Perth (Wilson)
Also known as St Vincent's Preparatory School, Castledare was a boys' home, housing both Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, especially British and Maltese migrants . Most boys were placed at Castledare between the ages of eight to ten years, but some arrived as young as five. After leaving Castledare, most boys were expected to enter one of the 'farm schools' St Vincent's Oprhanage Clontarf, St Mary's Agricultural School Tardun or Bindoon Farm School . It has been acknowledged that neglect, abuse and sexualised violence took place at Castledare for many years .
0Established in 1934 by the Roman Catholic Congregation of Christian Brothers, closed in 1983.
CastledareDegra Rosser, Castledare (1934 - 1983) (25 January 2017) Find & Connect, para 2 https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE00048b.htm
Degra Rosser, Castledare (1934 - 1983) (25 January 2017) Find & Connect, para 7 https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE00048b.htm
Commonwealth, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Report of Case Study No. 11: Congregation of Christian Brothers in Western Australia response to child sexual abuse at Castledare Junior Orphanage, St Vincent's Oprhanage Clontarf, St Mary's Agricultural School Tardun and Bindoon Farm School (December 2014).
WASouth West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council
https://www.noongarculture.org.au/whadjuk/
South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council, Noongar, South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council
https://www.noongarculture.org.au/noongar/
When I was at Castledare I was badly interfered with by one of those brothers. I still know the room [in the church]. I was taken, selectively taken, and I was interfered with by one of those brothers. And if you didn't respond in a way, then you were hit, you were hit. I never told anyone that (p. 142).
When I worked on the wheat bins at the age of 18 there was this Noongah boy and he says, 'My name's Jim Milner. What's your name?' And I said, 'My name's Tony Milner'. And I was just stunned. And he says, 'You're one of our people'. And I said, 'No, I'm not!'. 'No, you're one of our people'. And I had to fight it, and say, 'No, that can't be right' (p. 205).
Confidential evidence 679, Western Australia: Tony was removed at birth in the 1940s; he was eventually identified by another relative who recognised his surname; he has been unable to trace his mother, locate his file or find out why he was removed.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Bringing them Home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Children from Their Families (1997)
Birth Confidential evidence 679 - Tony
Castledare, 1950: The dormitory
Castledare, 1967: Aerial survey of the complex