This is an image of the entrance to the Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Nedlands. The image is a digital copy of an item held in the Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Nedlands Library Pictorial Collection.
‘The Salvation Army’ is a digital copy of an item held in the Local Studies Collection of the Nedlands Library.
‘Redhill reformatory’ is a copy of an image printed in The Noisy Mansions; the story of Swanleigh. In the book, the image has the caption, ‘Redhill Reformatory. (Founded 1903). Three men in the foreground are – L .to R. Frank Mathews (teacher), Rev. Armstrong (manager), Mr R.S. Spice (superintendent). On verandah with the boys are…
‘Padbury Farm 1946 The first buildings and home garden’ is a copy of an image printed in The Noisy Mansions; the story of Swanleigh.
Claremont Hospital Plan, 1968 is a digital copy of an image that was part of the Mental Health Museum WA Inc’s collection of images. The image shows the main facilities at the hospital, including ‘J’ Block, which was the wing for children and young people.
‘Sunday morning and afternoon, [Fairbridge, 1940s?]’ are two photographs showing activities of children at Fairbridge, Pinjarra. The top image shows children going to church in the morning, and the bottom images shows them playing cricket in the afternoon. This photograph was printed in the 1948 book, Fairbridge Farm: the building of a farm school by…
‘Open-air sleeping-room constructed later, [Fairbridge, after 1913?]’ is a photograph showing a three-walled building used as sleeping quarters at Fairbridge, Pinjarra, presumably before dormitories had been constructed. In the image several boys can be seen lying on cots within the building, while a man sits on horseback outside. This image was printed in the book,…
‘Sleeping-quarters for the first arrivals, 1913’ is a photograph showing a man and children standing in front of a row of open-air beds with small tents raised above them. These tent-beds were the sleeping arrangements for the first children arriving at Fairbridge, Pinjarra, presumably before dormitories had been constructed. This image was printed in the…
This is a copy of an image showing Kia Ora, one of the two buildings that were part of the Salvation Army Home for Girls. It is thought that the photo was taken in the 1960s. This image is part of the The Grove Library’s Community History Images Collection.
‘Entrance to the new farm’ is a photograph showing the entrance to cow paddocks and farmland at Fairbridge, Pinjarra. It shows cows sitting in a muddy field in front of a wooden gate, with buildings in the background. This image was printed in the book, Pinjarra: the building of a farm school by Ruby Fairbridge…
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