This is a copy of a photograph from the Sunday Times. It shows a crowd of children enjoying a Christmas Party which was held at Government House. A party was organised each year by the metropolitan boarding-out committee for children who were in out of home care in and around Perth, Western Australia.
This is a picture from an article in The West Australian newspaper, which is published on the National Library of Australia’s website, ‘Trove’. The picture illustrates a 1938 article about the history of child welfare in WA. It shows the old ‘Charities Department’ and some of its staff outside their building at 14 Pier Street,…
This is a picture from a 1954 article in the Sunday Times newspaper titled ‘Mt. Lawley Reception Home’s Detention Methods Are Primitive – But They Have A Tough Job’. 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…
This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the group of nine images titled ‘Fairbridge Farm School [picture] held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows one of the buildings at Fairbridge Farm School.
This is a photograph of the front entrance of Tuart Place in Fremantle, Western Australia. Tuart Place is a resource centre for people who have been in out of home care.
This is a picture of the logo that was on the newsletter of the Methodist Homes for Children,The ‘Homes’ Herald, from 1965 to 1978.
This is a picture of the front entrance of Allandale Boys’ Cottage. It comes from the December 1970 edition of the Methodist Homes for Children’s newsletter, called The ‘Homes’ Herald.
This is a picture of children on the lawn at Mofflyn. It comes from the December 1970 edition of the Methodist Homes for Children’s newsletter, called The ‘Homes’ Herald.
This is a picture of Dowerin Cottage, which was part of Mofflyn. It comes from the December 1966 edition of the Methodist Homes for Children’s newsletter, called The ‘Homes’ Herald.
This is a picture of a new hostel in Mt Lawley which came to be known as Cooinda. It comes from the December 1966 edition of the Methodist Homes for Children’s newsletter, The ‘Homes’ Herald.
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