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Boys Behind Iron Bars

Boys Behind Iron Bars, 15 August 1954, courtesy of National Library of Australia.

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Boys Behind Iron Bars
Description

This is a picture from an article in the Sunday Times newspaper, which is published on the National Library of Australia's website, 'Trove'. The picture shows the 'solitary confinement' wing' of the Child Welfare Reception Home at Mt Lawley, where 'delinquent' children were housed. The article condemned this practice and called for better facilities.

Date
15 August 1954
Source
National Library of Australia
External Url
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59693687

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