The Early Days [Rottnest Reformatory]

Publication Resource Details

In
The West Australian
Publication Date
5 June 1931
Publisher
The West Australian
Page Numbers
20
URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32524538
Description
This is an article from The West Australian. It is about the life of Mr John Watson, who was the Superintendent of the Rottnest Island Reformatory. The article says that Mr Watson was Superintendent for 24 years, until the reformatory closed in 1902.

Related Information

Rottnest Island Reformatory (1881 - 1902)
Salvation Army Industrial School for Boys [Collie] (1901 - 1920) Relevance: When the Rottnest Island Reformatory closed, the boys were sent to the Salvation Army’s institution at Collie.

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