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Pictures to the Editor

This is a digital copy of a photograph from the Western Mail, which is published on the National Library of Australia’s website, Trove. It is one of two photographs taken at the opening ceremony of the Methodist Hostel for Boys in Albany (Norman House) that were published in this edition of the newspaper.

Methodist Hostel for Boys, Albany

This digital copy of a photograph from the City of Albany’s Municipal Heritage Inventory shows a building that was once the Government Hospital in Albany. In 1962, the Methodist Hostel for Boys moved to these premises.

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Swan Homes

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It gives information about the pocket money for their voyage, supplied to child migrants coming from Britain to Swan Homes.

Moss Report Implementation [Exerpt] – Fairbridge

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It has information about the Fairbridge Farm School at Pinjarra in Western Australia.

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Health Examinations

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a letter from the Child Welfare Department in Western Australia. The letter gives a brief summary of the types of health examinations that were planned to…

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Methodist Homes for Children

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a letter from the Child Welfare Department in Western Australia. This excerpt from the letter refers to pocket money for British child migrants at the Methodist…

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Case Histories

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a letter from the Child Welfare Department in Western Australia. The letter gives a brief summary of the types of ‘case history’ information that was sent…

Moss Report [Excerpt] – Pocket Money

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a brief summary of the types and amount of pocket money which the Australian institutions reportedly gave to child migrants from Britain. These institutions were the…

The Priory Hostel

This is a digital copy of a photograh of The Priory Hostel which is included in the ‘Municipal Heritage Inventory – Inner Albany Areas A-M’ (p.134). It shows the building that was once The Priory Hostel, in Albany.

Swan Native and Half Caste Mission Group

This is a digital copy of a photograph held by the grandson of Mr James Jones and his wife Letitia. Mr Jones was a manager of the Swan Native and Half Caste Mission in the early 1900s. The photograph is printed as a postcard and on the back is written, ‘Annie Clark with Aboriginal Children…