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Western Australia - Organisation

Perth Boys' Orphanage (1869 - 1876)

From
1869
To
1876
Categories
Anglican, Home, Orphanage and Protestant
Alternative Names
  • Perth Orphanage (also known as, 1869 - 1876)
  • Protestant Orphanage (also known as, 1869 - 1876)

A Church of England orphanage for boys was opened on the same site as the Perth Girls' Orphanage near the Causeway on 1 June 1869, with four boys admitted. The boys and girls' orphanages were separated by a 'five-foot high close-picket fence'. In 1876 the boys were transferred to the new Swan Boys' orphanage at Middle Swan.

Details

Events

1 June 1869 - June 1876
Location - The Perth Boys' Orphanage was located on Adelaide Terrace, near the Causeway, in Perth. Location: Perth

Timeline

 1869 - 1876 Perth Boys' Orphanage
       1876 - 1942 Swan Boys' Orphanage
             1943 - 1959 Swan Homes
                   1960 - 2010 Swanleigh

Related Organisations

  • Perth Girls' Orphanage (1868 - 1942)

    The Perth Girls' Orphanage was on the same site as the Church of England orphanage for boys, separated from by a 'five-foot high close-picket fence'.

    Date: 1869 - 1876

Publications

Books

  • Peterkin, A. Roy, The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, Perth Diocesan Trustees, Anglican Church of Australia, Midland, Western Australia, 1986. pp.12,17. Details

Photos

The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971
Title
The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971
Type
Document
Date
1986

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Peterkin, A. Roy, The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, Perth Diocesan Trustees, Anglican Church of Australia, Midland, Western Australia, 1986. pp.12,17..

Prepared by: Debra Rosser