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Western Australia - Publications Details

Resource Section

Title
The Western Australia post office directory
Editor
State Library of Western Australia
Imprint
1893-1949
Url
http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/wa-heritage/post-office-directories
Description

The West Australian post office directories are a very useful source of information about the location of Children's Homes and related organisations for the first half of the twentieth century.

Glossary Terms

  • Orphanage

    Information about the location of ‘charitable institutions’ such as orphanages, industrial schools and reformatories can be found in the Post Office Directories.

Organisations