Report Criticises Seaforth Boys' Home

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The West Australian
Publication Date
7 August 1954
Page Numbers
4
URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52959735
Description
'Report Criticises Seaforth Boys' Home' is an article from The West Australian . It refers to the review of WA child welfare matters by RH Hicks, Director of Child Welfare in New South Wales. The article reports that Hicks' report was released on 6 August 1954 and gives details of Hicks' criticisms of the Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Reformatory and the child welfare system generally.

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