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One of the houses on Fairbridge Farm School, 1921

This is a digitised copy of a photograph and is part of the TVW Enterprises Limited collection of E. L. Mitchell photographs held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows one of the cottages at Fairbridge Farm School.

Salvation Army Home for Boys, Subiaco, 1920

This is a digitised copy of a photoprint and is part of the Shapcott collection of photographs held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows the boys’ dormitory (on the left) and the Supervisor’s quarters, taken in 1920.

Girls at a cookery lesson, Fairbridge, 1953

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the Government Photographer collection held at the State Library of Western Australia. The images shows girls cooking in front of a teacher at Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, in 1953

Swimming pool at Fairbridge Farm School, 1950

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the Government Photographer collection held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows children and young people at the swimming pool at Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, in 1950

Man talking to a group of children, 1950

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the group of five images titled ‘Arrival of children on the Ormonde bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Nov. 1950 [picture]’ held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows a man talking to a group of young children on the…

Plumbing class, 1954

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print as is part of the group of four images titled ‘Boys at practical classes, Fairbridge Farm School [picture]’ held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows four boys in a plumbing class at Fairbridge Farm School.

Cottage for migrant children, Fairbridge, 1953

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the group of three images titled ‘Cottage for migrant children, Fairbridge [picture]’ held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows a cottage on the grounds of Fairbridge Farm School.

Woodwork class, Fairbridge, 1953

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the Government Photographer collection held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows four boys in a woodwork class.

Boys at the Fairbridge forge, 1953

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the pair of images titled ‘Instruction of migrant children, Fairbridge [picture]’ held at the State Library of Western Australia. This image shows the boys at the forge in bare feet.

Messing about on the river, Fairbridge Farm, 1954

This is a digitised copy of a photographic print and is part of the group of five images titled ‘Children at play, Fairbridge Farm [picture]’ held at the State Library of Western Australia. The image shows five boys playing on the river at Fairbridge Farm School.