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Seaforth Reformatory 1931

‘Seaforth Reformatory 1931’ a digital copy of an image held in the Seaforth Boys closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. A typed caption dates the image to 1931.

Seaforth History

‘Seaforth history’ is a digital copy of an undated item held in the Seaforth Boys closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. It is a typed list of major historical events (such as openings and closings) and key staff movements at the Seaforth Boys’ Home and Reformatory. It is likely that…

Seaforth WA Children’s Homes 1920’s

‘Seaforth WA Children’s Homes 1920’s’ is a digital copy of an item held in the Seaforth Boys closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. It is a collection of photocopied images relating to the children’s Homes run by the Salvation Army on the Seaforth site at Gosnells: Seaforth Boys’ Home; Seaforth…

Seaforth Reformatory Girls

‘Seaforth Reformatory Girls’ is a digital copy of an image held in the Seaforth photos file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. A typed caption says that the image was published in the War Cry on 26 November 1921, and names the ‘Lassie Officers’.

Salvation Army Maternity Hospital

‘Salvation Army Maternity Hospital’ is a digital copy of a photocopy held in the Hopetoun closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA and published, according to a handwritten caption, in the War Cry on 4 October 1919 At that time, the Salvation Army Maternity Home was known as ‘Hopetoun’. A photocopy…

Autograph Message No. IV

‘Autograph Message No. IV. is a digital copy of a photocopy held in the Hopetoun closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA and published, according to a handwritten caption, in the War Cry on 14 May 1910. This item gives insight into the importance of ‘child conversion’ in the Salvation Army…

Children’s village office

‘Children’s village office’ is a digital copy of an undated colour photograph held in the Hollywood Children’s Village file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. It is likely that most children were brought to the office as part of their admission to the Hollywood Children’s Village.

Demolition, Brand and Pied Piper Cottages

‘Demolition, Brand and Pied Piper Cottages’ is a digital copy of an undated colour photograph held in the Hollywood Children’s Village file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. A handwritten caption says that the red truck in the photograph is in front of Brand and the yellow truck is outside Piper. The demolition year,…

Bedroom with desk, Hollywood Children’s Village

‘Bedroom with desk, Hollywood Children’s Village’ is a digital copy of an undated colour image held in the Hollywood Children’s Village file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA.

Buckingham Cottage

‘Buckingham Cottage’ is a digital copy of an insert held in the Hollywood Children’s Village file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. The insert has two site plans of the Salvation Army facilities at Hollywood, with the location of Buckingham Cottage and the swimming pool highlighted; an image (taken 1994) of cottage parents; an…