• News Article

The Swan Orphanage tragedy [IV]

Publication Resource Details

  • In

    Sunday Times

  • Publication Date

    9 July 1911

  • Page Numbers

    13

  • URL

  • Description

    'The Swan Orphanage tragedy [IV]' is a series of articles (p.13) from the Sunday Times. They continue a report on evidence given at the coronial inquiry into the death through neglect of George Jones, a child at the Swan Boys' Orphanage, and the administration of the orphanage generally in 1911. There is evidence and a photograph of the orphanage matron and statements from other key witnesses such as the Secretary of the State Children's Department, James Longmore and the orphanage manager, Reverend Burton. There is a photograph of the three jurors.

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