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Table and chairs, St Joseph’s Orphanage

The caption on this photograph says it shows the children’s activity room of St Joseph’s Girl’s Orphanage in 1954. It is from the State Library of Western Australia’s collection of online images that were made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest.

St Vincent’s Foundling Home, Subiaco [picture]

This is a digital copy of a photograph of the front entrance of St Vincent’s Foundling Home in 1953. It is from the State Library of Western Australia’s collection of online images that were made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest.

Immigration [St Vincent’s Foundling Home dining room]

This is a digital copy of a photograph of the dining room at St Vincent’s Foundling Home in 1948. It is from the National Archives of Australia’s collection of online images that were made available by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

Convent of Mercy

This is a digital copy of a photograph of the Convent of Mercy, which is where the St Joseph’s Catholic Girls’ Orphanage began. It is from the State Library of Western Australia’s collection of online images that were made available by the Royal Western Australian Historical Society.

St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage

This is a digital copy of a photograph of the front entrance of St Joseph’s Girl’s Orphanage in 1953. It is from the State Library of Western Australia’s collection of online images that were made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest.

Burnbrae Home and School location map, 1954

‘Burnbrae Home and School location map’ is a digital photograph of a drawing made by Mr B. Downes, who was the Head Teacher of the Government School, Burnbrae. The drawing shows the relative location of the school, the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home and nearby roads. The drawing is part of a building and works file…

Young Australians

This photograph is from an article in the Western Mail titled ‘Salvation Army’s Jubilee. It shows some of the boys who lived at the Salvation Army Boys’ Home in Nedlands.

Meal time at the girls’ home at Cottesloe

This photograph is from an article in the Western Mail titled ‘Salvation Army’s Jubilee’. It shows a small group of girls seated around a dining table at the Salvation Army Girls’ Home at Cottesloe.

Kartanup

This is a picture of the property called Reidy House, which was known as Kartanup and St Rita’s Hostel during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, it became an annexe of St Andrew’s Hostel at Katanning. This photograph was taken by Helen Munt.

St Christopher’s Hostel is now closed

This picture from ABC News Online shows that St Christopher’s in Northam was once called St Christopher’s House. The date of this picture is unknown.