Ivor Snaith interviewed by Karen George in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Oral History Project [sound recording]

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Publication Date
15 February 2012 - 24 February 2012
Publisher
National Library of Australia
URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-219494664/listen
Description
Ivor Snaith was the superintendent of the Church of England Boys Home, Walkerville, later known as Kennion House. In this interview he talks about his social work training and work with Boys' Clubs in Liverpool. He then discusses his move to Adelaide and his role as superintendent from 1954 to 1969. He describes the routine of the Home and his aims to create a less institutional, more family-like atmosphere. He mentions a number of the boys.

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