St Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage for Girls was established in Perth by the Sisters of Mercy in 1868, for girls from the Poor House. Children who were destitute were accommodated, along with orphans. In 1901, the Home moved to Subiaco and became the St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage.
An orphanage for Catholic girls was first established in 1868 when 11 girls were taken from the Poor House to live at the Sisters of Mercy Convent behind the Catholic pro-Cathedral in Victoria Avenue. By the end of that year, the convent had 27 children and no more room. A public appeal, supported by both Catholics and Protestants, raised £1400 for new premises. A new Convent of Mercy in Victoria Square was completed in 1871 and the orphanage was named St Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage for Girls. In 1901, the orphanage moved to the former premises of the St Vincent’s Boys’ Orphanage on Barrett Street, Subiaco, and became the St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage.
From
1868
To
1901
Alternative Names
Roman Catholic Girls’ Orphanage
Catholic Girls’ Orphanage
Victoria Square Orphanage
Perth Roman Catholic Orphanage (Female)
Orphanage Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls
Orphanage for Roman Catholic Girls
1868 - 1871
An orphanage for Catholic girls began in the Sisters of Mercy Convent on Victoria Square, Perth, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
1871 - 1901
St Joseph's Catholic Orphanage for Girls was located in new a new building at the Convent of Mercy, Victoria Square, Perth, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
Subsequent
