Life inside Westbrook Boys Home

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In
Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions blog
Author
Chynoweth, Adele
Publication Date
27 October 2011
Publisher
National Museum of Australia
URL
https://insideblog.nma.gov.au/2011/10/27/life-inside-westbrook-boys-home/
Description
"Life inside Westbrook Boys Home" is a post on the National Museum of Australia's "Inside" blog. It contains links to audio and a transcript of a discussion between Al Fletcher and Adele Chynoweth, in which Al Fletcher shares his experiences as a former resident of the Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook.

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Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook (30 October 1919 - 26 May 1966)

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