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’ 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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
This photo shows a boy working at Bindoon, making bricks.
‘Memorial Cottage Roleystone’ is a photograph from the City of Armadale’s Municipal Heritage Inventory Review. It shows the building that Sister Kate’s Children’s Home used during the World War Two evacuation from the Queen’s Park site. At that time, the building was known as ‘Memorial Cottage’. This photograph shows how the building looked in 2008,…
This is a picture from a 1954 article in the Sunday Times newspaper titled ‘Mt. Lawley Reception Home’s Detention Methods Are Primitive – But They Have A Tough Job’. It shows the Child Welfare Reception Home as it looked in 1954, on the corner of Walcott and Lord Streets Mt Lawley.
This is a picture from the Sunday Times newspaper. It shows the Children’s Court in Irwin Street, Perth, getting a fresh coat of paint. From 1908, the Children’s Court dealt with ‘juvenile offenders’ as well as with other matters relating to children. When this picture was taken the Perth Children’s Court was in an old…
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