• News Article

The Swan Orphanage Scandal

Publication Resource Details

  • In

    Sunday Times

  • Publication Date

    16 July 1911

  • Page Numbers

    13

  • URL

  • Description

    'The Swan Orphanage Scandal' is series of articles (p.13) from the Sunday Times. It reports on evidence and findings from the coronial inquiry into the death through neglect of George Jones, a child at the Swan Boys' Orphanage, and the administration of the orphanage generally in 1911, and calls for the government to implement the recommendations. There are pictures of the solicitors and police detectives who appeared at the inquiry, and a photograph of boys at staff at the orphanage.

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