The farm school was a model of 'care' for children and young people. This type of institution was based in a rural area, and aimed to provide training in agricultural duties.
The farm school was a model of 'care' for children and young people. This type of institution was based in a rural area, and aimed to provide training in agricultural duties.
A newspaper article in 1935 described the purpose of farm schools in Western Australia:
The policy has been to remove unemployed youth from the scrap heap of idleness, train them, and place them in an avenue of usefulness, of benefit to themselves, their parents and the State. Sunday Times 20 October 1935, p.15
Sources used to compile this entry: 'The Success of Bundidup', Sunday Times, 20 October 1935, p. 15, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58744165.
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