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Newspaper Article

Title
The Swan Orphanage tragedy [IV]
In
Sunday Times
Imprint
9 July 1911, p. 13
Url
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57716265
Description

'The Swan Orphanage tragedy [IV]' is a series of articles (p.13) from the Sunday Times. They continue a report on evidence given at 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. There is evidence and a photograph of the orphanage matron and statements from other key witnesses such as the Secretary of the State Children's Department, James Longmore and the orphanage manager, Reverend Burton. There is a photograph of the three jurors.

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