The Girls’ Friendly Society Lodge was opened on the 5th June 1915 on Adelaide Terrace, Perth. It was opened to provide accommodation for girls from England or country areas of Western Australia. Typically the girls who went to the Lodge in the earlier years were members of Girls’ Friendly Society with commendations from their branch or diocese. From the 1950s and possibly earlier, the lodge provided emergency accommodation for female Wards of the State if an alternative suitable placement could not be found. It ceased operating around 1990.
Government records indicate that the Girls’ Friendly Society hostel was used for child welfare (possibly private board) placements in the 1970s.
From
1915
To
1990?
Alternative Names
GFS Lodge
Friendly Society Hostel
1915 - 1990
Girls' Friendly Society Lodge was located at 240 Adelaide Terrace, Perth., Western Australia (Building Demolished)
