Newspaper Article

Title

Farm boys grow vegetables which Virgilians sell

In

Western Mail

Imprint

Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 25 November 1954, p. 70

Url

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39368635

Description

'Farm boys grow vegetables which Virgilians sell' is an item from the 'Virgilia' section in the Western Mail newspaper. This item confirms that the Kenwick Farm was still operating in 1954 and lets people know that produce grown at the farm was sold at the fundraising fete for the Sister Kate's Home in Queen's Park, which was held each November.

Related Entries

Glossary Terms

• Virgilian (1930s - 1950s)

Organisations

• Kenwick Farm (1947 - 1961)
• Sister Kate's Children's Cottage Home (1934 - 1980)

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