INDUSTRIAL AND REFORMATORY SCHOOLS
extract from Twentieth Century Impression of Western Australia - Perth WA, P W H Thiel & Co 1901
There are seven institutions established in the State for the reception , maintenance , and training of destitute , neglected , or convicted boys and girls . These institutions are as follow : --
1 . Orphanage and Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls , Hay Street , East Perth .
2 . Orphanage Industrial School for Protestant Girls , Adelaide Terrace, Perth .
3 . Swan Orphanage Industrial School for Protestant Boys, near Guildford .
4 . Subiaco Orphanage Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, near Subiaco .
5 . St. Kevin 's Orphanage , Industrial and Reformatory School for Roman Catholic Boys , Glendalough, near Leederville .
6 . Government Industrial School for Boys and Girls, Subiaco .
7 . Government Reformatory for Boys, Rottnest .
The first five institutions are established under "The Industrial Schools Act, 1874, and according to the Act, are founded for the purpose of providing for and educating orphans and necessitous children, or children or descendants of the aboriginal race. Considerable changes have taken place since these institutions were inaugurated, and although it would appear that they were meant for the reception of children in the one case belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, and in the other to the Church of England, for which no Government allowance was expected, they are now, to all intents and purposes, Government institutions. The children now admitted are what might be called "State children" -- i.e., those children who, because of destitution, have become dependent on the State funds for their support. Children thus sent are paid for at the rate of 1s. 1 ½ d. per day. This amount is paid until the child has reached the age of fourteen. Thirty children were admitted as destitute during 1900 and paid for from State funds. During the year mentioned, children were sent to the schools by magistrates. Of these, 58 were sent as neglected children, 13 as convicted children, and 17 under " The Pul Education Act, 1899." The institutions established specially for this class of children are the Subiaco Industrial School, Glendalough Industrial School, and Rottnest Reformatory, which may be looked upon as senior industrial schools. The other five institutions can also, under the law, receive a similar class of children, and may be called junior industrial schools. By neglected child is meant " any boy or girl under the age of sixteen found begging, or found sleeping in the open air, and who shall not have any settled place of abode; or found residing in a brothel, or dwelling with a thief, prostitute, or drunkard; or any child who, having committed an offence, ought, in the opinion of the justices, to be sent to an industrial school." Under " The Public Education Act, 1899," a justice may send any child who does not attend school, and is beyond the parents ' control, to a certified industrial school till the age of fourteen, the parent being legally liable to maintain the child while in the school. Convicted children are committed, in the case of boys, to the Government Reformatory at Rottnest, or to St. Kevin 's Roman Catholic Industrial and Reformatory School at Glendalough; in the case of girls, to the Government Industrial School, Subiaco. The managers of a school may, at any time after the expiration of eighteen months of the period of detention allotted, permit a child to live out with any trustworthy and respectable person. The number of boys and girls maintained at Government expense in residence on December 31, 1900, in the various industrial and reformatory schools was 409. Of these, 194 were in the Roman Catholic institutions, which, in consequence, received from the Government £4,163 3s. 4d. for the year; 131 were in the Church of England institutions, which received £2,569 10s. 4d. of Government money; and 84 were in the Government institutions, which cost £2,036 2s. 3d. for the year. A new industrial school, carefully planned, with all modern improvements, has been undertaken by the Roman Catholic authorities near the Canning River. The land surrounding the buildings is very suitable for the agricultural and the horticultural training of the lads. A Boys' Farm has been established in connection with the Swan Orphanage Industrial School for Protestant Boys, near Guildford. The official manager 138 is the Reverend Canon Garland, and it is expected that the enterprise will be rewarded by the turning of the boys into trained and competent agriculturists. The Salvation Army will open shortly at the Collie two institutions -- one for the bigger class of Protestant boys, and the other for the bigger class of Protestant girls. It is intended that the training will be of a thoroughly practical nature, there being full scope for all agricultural work. In all the industrial and reformatory schools in the State the inmates receive a splendid industrial training. The girls are taught to cut out their own dresses and use the sewing machine, and are also made proficient in baking, cooking, laundry and needle work. The boys acquire a knowledge of farming, gardening, and fruit - growing, and various trades are also taught. Mr. Walton, the Chief Inspector for the Education Department, visits and examines the schools, and he reports that they are excellently conducted from an educational point of view. The Government Inspector of Industrial and Reformatory Schools is Mr. James Longmore, who devotes much conscientious attention to the work, and uses every effort to make the system upon which the schools are worked one that will result in making the inmates worthy and useful citizens of the State Mr. Longmore issues annually a very interesting report showing what has been done during the year, and giving all particulars relative to the internal management of the institutions under his control.
extract from The Cyclopedia of Western Australia - Vol I
Edited by J S Battye BA LLB (Melb)
1912
STATE CHILDREN 'S DEPARTMENT.
As Secretary to the State Children's Department, Mr. Longmore is charged with the carrying out of the State Children’s Act passed in 1907. This is based largely on the Act in force in South Australia, and it is doubtful whether any better pattern could have been selected. The scope of the department is comprehensive. It aims at providing for the waifs and strays who may properly be called the children of the State. Wherever possible it fastens responsibility on the parents, and does not sunder natural ties. It cares for juvenile offenders, and seek to prevent, so far as possible, the development of criminal inclinations in them. Those children who do wrong are charged in a separate Court from which all but those actually engaged in the case are excluded, and thus demoralizing effects of a public exhibition are avoided.
There are according to the latest returns issued nearly 800 children under the control of the State, about schools subsidized by the department, in addition to 700 of whom are in State or State - subsidized institutions, and the remainder boarded out. For those boarded out there are to kinds of foster-mothers under the Act – those to whom children committed to the car of the department by the Children’s Court are sent, and those who are licensed under the Act to receive children under the age of three years. Both these classes are under the constant supervision of the departmental inspectors, who are greatly assisted by a committee of ladies appointed by the Government for that purpose. The members of the Children’s Protection Society – a public charity – also visit those children in whom they are interested. It is thus seen that foster children are receiving every care and attention. Where possible arrangements are made for the adoption of children, as it is felt that that course ensures to them the advantages of a real home.
For children committed to an institution there are schools subsidized by the department, in addition to the Government Receiving Depot at Subiaco.
We extract the following information regarding these various institutions from Mr. Longmore's report –
There are six subsidized orphanages under the Act. These institutions were previously known as Industrial Schools, and although called orphanages are practically Industrial Schools, in the sense that they are meant to give the boys and girls committed to them some industrial and technical training in addition to the usual school instruction. They have been established principally for the reception and maintenance of destitute and neglected children sentenced under the State Children Act. Truants are also sent to these institutions under the Education Act. The orphanages may also receive, in addition to those sent under the Act, private cases, for which no State payment is made. Children committed by a Children 's Court, and technically known as State children, are paid for as a rule 8s. weekly until fourteen years of age. In those institutions where the children are taught in the ordinary State schools the payment is 7s. weekly. The following are the six orphanages:
( 1 ) St. Joseph 's Girls ' Orphanage, Subiaco;
( 2 ) Girls ' Orphanage, Adelaide Terrace, Perth;
( 3 ) Swan Boys ' Orphanage, Midland Junction;
( 4 ) Clontarf Orphanage for Boys, Victoria Park;
( 5 ) Salvation Army Boys ' Orphanage, Collie;
( 6 ) Parkerville Orphanage for Infants, Parkerville.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
“Industrial Schools have been established for the detention, maintenance, and training of children found guilty of an offence punishable by imprisonment. Industrial Schools can also receive children transferred from orphanages for absconding or serious misconduct.
The children admitted to Industrial Schools are paid for by the State, if over the age of four years, 10s. per week for one year. This amount may be continued for a longer period if it is shown that the interests of the child will benefit by a longer detention. Children admitted to an Industrial School, if under fourteen years of age, are paid for at the rate of 9s. per week.
The five Industrial Schools are:—
(1) St. Kevin’s Industrial School, Leederville;
(2) Salvation Army Boys’ Industrial School, Collie;
(3) Salvation Army Girls’ Industrial School, Collie;
(4) Redhill Boys’ Industrial School, Midland Junction;
(5) Home of the Good Shepherd Industrial School, Leederville.
The subsidised institutions are under the control and supervision of a governing authority, which is defined in the Act as the Manager or Committee of Management. Five of the institutions have the official manager resident at the institution; others have a superintendent in charge, who acts under the authority of the official manager. Four of the institutions are governed by committees. It would be an advantage if all orphanages and Industrial Schools had such committees. Committees are expected to be regular in their visitations and vigilant in their inspection. The assistance of women members of committee or visitors should be enlisted where at all possible. The success, however, of institutions depends largely on the trustworthiness and capability of the resident officials in charge. Institute work is difficult and trying, and a superintendent to be successful must combine firmness with kindness and practical skill. He must exercise his authority with a due sense of responsibility. An inspector paying his or her visit to-day sees his or her on to-day but not what took place yesterday. The visits of members of committee, living perhaps in the neighbourhood of the institution and looking in at odd times, is a far more effective check. No amount of inspection, however, will prevent abuses at times if the officials are not men and women of the highest character, with a full sense of their responsibilities.
“In all the institutions attention is being given to the industrial training of the inmates; this is as it ought to be. In the orphanages the children are young and require to have their ordinary education looked after, and not much time can be devoted to industrial work. An excellent workshop has recently been erected at the Swan Boys’ Orphanage. Here some twenty lads are being trained in carpentry, under the supervision of one of the instructors in connection with the State schools.
“The industrial training at the Collie Institution is very practical, and includes almost everything that is necessary for an agricultural worker to know.
“The industries principally taught in the schools are farming and gardening. Some instruction is also given in shoe-making, tailoring, carpentry, and baking. None of the institutions gives anything like a special training in any of these industries; what they really aim at is to impart a general handiness to the lads. The girls are receiving good practical instruction. They leave the institutions well equipped for domestic work. Needlework is well taught, so are cooking and laundry work. In several of the institutions where cows are kept, the girls are taught milking.
“St. Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage, Subiaco (Established 1868). — Manager: The Right Reverend Bishop Clune. This institution is situated about a mile from the Subiaco Railway Station. Number on the Government list, June 30, 1910, 102; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 30; left during the same period, 17; remaining on the Government list, June 30, 1911, 115; private list, 30. The orphanage is managed by the Sisters of Mercy, the responsible head being the Reverend the Mother Superior, Sister M. Brigid. The Resident Sister in charge of the orphanage is Sister M. Ursula, with eight assistants. The Sister in charge of the school instruction is Sister M. Clare, with four assistants. There are four out-of-door assistants.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND ORPHANAGE (Established 1868).—Manager: Very Rev. Dean Mercer. Lady Superintendent is Miss Birt. This institution for Protestant girls is situated in Adelaide Terrace, Perth. Number of girls on June 30, 1910, 89; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 37; left during the same period, 16; remaining on the Government list, June 30, 1911, 110; number on the private list, 28.
SWAN BOYS’ ORPHANAGE (Established 1871).—Manager: The Reverend J. W. Armstrong. This institution is situated about three miles from Midland Junction, in an excellent position. Number of boys on the roll, June 30, 1910, 98; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 36; left during the same period, 37; remaining on Government list, June 30, 1911, 97; number on private list, 6. The official in charge is the manager, who is now resident, and exercises full control over the institution; he is assisted by six other officials.
CLONTAIR ORPHANAGE (Established 1872).—Manager: The Right Reverend Bishop Clune. The institution is situated about three miles from the terminus of the Victoria Park tramline, on the banks of the Canning River. Since March 23, 1897, it has been conducted by the Christian Brothers. Number of boys on June 30, 1910, 112; admitted during year ended June 30, 1911, 51; left during same period, 28; remaining on Government list, June 30, 1911, 135; number on private list, 6.
SALVATION ARMY BOYS’ ORPHANAGE AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, Collie (Established 1901).—Manager: Major John Blake. These institutions are situated some six miles from Collie and about 130 miles from Perth. Number of inmates in the combined institutions on June 30, 1910, 64; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 19; left during the same period, 22; remaining on the Government list, June 30, 1911, 19; private list, 22.
PARKERVILLE ORPHANAGE (Established October, 1909).—Manageress: Sister Kate Clutterbuck. This institution is situated at Parkerville, nineteen miles by rail from Perth. It has been established principally to receive infants under the age of six years who belong to the Church of England. It consists of five cottages, as follows:—A.—Padbury, two wards; B.—Baylyland, two wards; C.—Nicholson, two wards; D.—Guildford; E.—The Infirmary. Each cottage is specially supervised by a resident officer, and is arranged to receive children in accordance to age and sex. Number of children on June 30, 1910, 55; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 6; left during the same period, 3; remaining on Government list, June 30, 1911, 58; number on private list, 40.
“ST. KEVIN’S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL (Established 1897).—Manager: The Reverend Charles Cox. This institution occupies an elevated and commanding position on the shores of Monger’s Lake, some two miles from Leederville. Number of boys on June 30, 1910, 19; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 6; left during same period, 16; remaining on Government list June 30, 1911, 9; private list, 16.
“SALVATION ARMY GIRLS’ INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, Collie (Established 1901).—Manager: Major E. L. Gowan. This home is situated three miles from the Collie township. It occupies a very healthy position. The buildings are very suitable, and are kept in first-class order. Number of inmates on June 30, 1910, 30; admitted during the year ended June 30, 1911, 6; left during the same period, 9; remaining on the Government list, June 30, 1911, 30; private list, 22.
“REDHILL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS (Established 1903).—Manager: The Rev. J. W. Armstrong. This institution occupies a healthy position among the hills on the Newcastle Road, some four miles from Midland Junction. Number of boys on the roll on June 30, 1910, 17; admitted during the year ending June 30, 1911, 10; left during the same period, 15; remaining on Government list on June 30, 1911, 12.
“HOME OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL (Established 1908).—Manager: The Reverend Mother of the Convent. This institution is situated at Leederville, a mile or so from the railway station. Number of girls on June 30, 1910, 13; admitted during the year ending June 30, 1911, 3; left during the same period, 9; remaining on Government list on June 30, 1911, 7; remaining on private list, 3.
“THE GOVERNMENT RECEIVING DEPOT, Subiaco (Established 1894).—This institution, situated near the Subiaco Railway Station, receives temporarily all classes of State children, or any other who are destitute or neglected it may be necessary to deal with. Number of inmates on June 30, 1910, 15 boys, 13 girls, total 28; admitted during the year ending June 30, 1911, 186 boys, 104 girls, total 290; left during the same period, 152 boys, 97 girls, total 249; remaining on Government list on June 30, 1911, 49 boys, 20 girls, total 69.
“It will be seen from this return that a large number of children have passed through this institution during the past twelve months. Subject to departmental control, this institution is managed by Mr. and Mrs. Shipton as manager and matron respectively.”
On the question of homes for infants Mr. Longmore makes the following remarks concerning that difficult problem of modern life—the illegitimate child:—
“The establishing of a home for infants opens up another important phase, the treatment of the infant born out of wedlock. For the sake of the infant itself it is decidedly advisable that such infants should be cared for by their own mothers for as long a period as possible. To do this it is, of course, necessary to adopt some means whereby mothers may be encouraged to care for the children during the first few months, at least, of the child’s life. The Home of Mercy, Perth, does this to some extent, and in several cases the Government Home at Fremantle has also helped in the same direction. There is, however, a very strong desire on the part of the great bulk of mothers of such children to get out of their responsibility at the very earliest moment. In many cases within a month or so of the child’s birth a request is made to have the child cared for by the State. I must say my experience goes to show that even if the child is sent to a foster-mother and paid for by the mother, the payments only continue for a short period, and ultimately the child, owing to the mother having failed in her payments, an, may be, having removed to some other address which is very difficult to trace, has to be dealt with through a Children’s Court, and become a State child. It is often better to face the position at the outset and have the child dealt with by the Court from the firs, and an order made against the mother for a small payment. It is almost impossible for a girly without help to continue her payments regularly to foster-mother. To prove parentage in the great bulk of cases is also practically an impossibility”
CHILD WELFARE ACT Amendment Act 1955
4° Elizabeth II., No. XLV.
No. 45 of 1955
Finding where your ancestors may have spent time during the youth can be challenging, below are a list of schools from the Child Welfare Act of 1955.
This information will develop with time keep checking in. Included a sample of files relating to these organisations.
Industrial Schools
Industrial School for Boys
Anglican Farm School, Stoneville
Industrial School for Girls
Home of the Good Shepherd (Roman Catholic), Leederville
Church of England
Swan Homes for Children
(Boys and Girls)
Middle Swan
Parkerville Children's Home
(Boys and Girls),
Parkerville
William A. Saw Seaside Home
(Boys and Girls)
Coogee.
Roman Catholic
St. Joseph's Orphanage (Girls)
Wembley
St. Vincent's Foundling Home (Boys and Girls)
Wembley
Castledare Junior Orphanage (Boys)
Queen's Park
Clontarf Orphanage
(Boys)
Victoria Park.
Roman Catholic
St. Joseph's Farm and Trade School
(Boys)
Bindoon
St. Mary's Agricultural School
(Boys)
Tardun
Nazareth House
(Girls)
Geraldton
Salvation Army
Boys' Home
Hollywood
Girls' Home
Cottesloe
Methodist
Children's Home
(Girls)
Victoria Park
Tom Allan Memorial Home for Boys
Werribee
Presbyterian
Benmore Boys' Home
Caversham
BENMORE BOYS' HOME
Opening at Caversham Benmore Boys' Home, the new name of a property formerly owned by the Cusack family, at Caver-sham, on the Swan River, was officially opened by Mrs. Grace Tulloch (widow of the Rev. George Tulloch) on Saturday afternoon. Purchased by the council of the Presbyterian Children's Homes for conversion into a home for destitute and orphan children, the property consists of a well-built homestead of 16 rooms and 50 acres of rich agricultural land. It has accommodation for 50 boys, but plans are well advanced for extensions to accommodate 50 more. Apart from their schooling, the boys will be taught the principles of intensive farming, market gardening, horticulture, dairying, poultry keeping, animal husbandry and viticulture. Benmore will be a supplementary home to Burnbrae, the Presbyterian Children's Home at Byford. Over 1,000 persons, including members of Parliament and the Clergy and representatives of local governing bodies, attended the ceremony. The chairman of the council of the Presbyterian Children's Homes (Dr. H. R. Pearson) pre-sided. Mrs. Tulloch, declaring Benmore open, said that Dr. Pearson has been instrumental in buying the property, and that he was "making the wilderness blossom." It was hoped in the near future to have boy im-migrants at the home. The home was dedicated by the: Moderator (the Rt Rev. R. M. Herriman), who was introduced by the former Moderator (the Rev. OD. McKenzie Baird). Other speakers were the secretary of the Child Welfare Department (Mr. H. T. McMinn), the Moderator of the Presbytery of Perth (the Rev. J. Thrum) and the honorary secretary; to the council of the Presbyterian; Children's Homes (Mrs. Agnes A.; Robertson). Musical items were given by the boys of Benmore, the "bairns" of Burnbrae and the choir of St. Giles' Church, Mt. Lawley.
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Monday 19 May 1947, page 11 - courtesy of trove.nla.gov.au
SROWA files relating to -
Institutions Benmore Presbyterian Farm Training School Reports and General Correspondence; Date(s) 1947-05-22 - 1963-11-15
Reference code - AU WA S1099- cons1417 A4249
Presbyterian Farm Training School "Benmore", establishment of; Date(s) 1946-11-25 - 1956-12-07
Reference code - AU WA S3172- cons1031 1946/1073
N.H. Cusack. Benmore. Renewal permit to employ 2 native women
Reference code - AU WA S1644- cons652 1909/0028
Cusack, Benmore. Re: permit to employ natives; Date(s) 1906-10-30 - 1906-11-0
Reference code - AU WA S3005- cons255 1906/0949 v1
SLWA files relating to -
Dedication and official opening of Withnell Hall and other additions "Benmore" : Middle Swan Road, Caversham, 7 April 1956.
Presbyterian Church in Western Australia.
Ephemera | Paterson Brohensha printers | 1956.
(Call number: PR8679/CAV/2 - 0/s)
Burnbrae Children's Home
(Girls)
Byford
REV. G. TULLOCH. CHARGE OF ST. ANDREW'S. Resignation Submitted. On Sunday last an announcement was made to the congregation at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, that the Rev. George Tulloch had expressed his intention to relinquish charge of that church, a position that he has held for the past 23 years. He suffered a severe illness in the latter part of last year.
The Rev. GEORGE TULLOCH and has not since fully regained his health. His resignation will be considered by the congregation at a meeting on Wednesday evening. Mr. Tuiloch came to Australia in 1901 and took his final course of training for the Presbyterian ministry in Queensland, where he was ordained in 1910. Throughout his career he has been a man of great energy and strength of purpose, leaving a record of accomplishment wherever he has been stationed. From Queensland he went to New South Wales and came to Western Australia 23 years ago to become the minister of St. Andrew's Church During that period he has taken a leading part in all branches of Presbyterian Church work. Always interested in work among destitute children, he was responsible for the establishment of the Burnbrae Children's Home at Byford In 1938 and subsequent additions, and lately he has been active in the purchase and preparation of Benmore, a home for adolescent boys at Caversham, which will be opened in a few weeks. On three occasions Mr. Tulloch was elected Moderator of the General Assembly in Western Australia. He is a councillor of Scotch College and the Presbyterian ladies' College and holds official positions =on the controlling bodies of many societies.
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Saturday 22 June 1946, page 6 - courtesy of trove.nla.gov.au
SROWA files relating to -
Burnbrae (late Byford Presbyterian Children's Home) - attendance
Date(s) 1942-10-09 - 1964-03-20
Reference code AU WA S24- cons1497 1942/0668
Institutions Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home Establishment Reports and General Correspondence
Date(s) 1947-09-19 - 1970-03-18
Reference code AU WA S1099- cons1417 A3404 v2
Migration: Presbyterian Children's home "Burnbrae". Declaring an approved institution for the reception of migrant children.
Date(s) 1952-10-16 - 1952-11-26
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1952/1314
SLWA files relating to -
Presbyterian Church in Action.
Photograph | 1946?
(Call number: BA3444) 129499PD
Undenominational
Alexandra Home for Babies
(Boys and Girls)
Highgate
Kanimbla Ball
The boat deck and the dance deck were ablaze with coloured lights and were strung with gay flags and bunting and the supper room and public rooms were massed with bright spring flowers for the ball aboard the interstate liner Kanimbla last night. Stewards, musicians, and other members of the crew gave their services voluntarily to swell the proceeds of the ball, which will benefit the Alexandra Home for Women and Babies and its Mothercraft Training School. About 500 -guests were welcomed by the matron of the home (Miss M. K. Newman), who wore a full-skirted gown of silver-grey moire trimmed with chartreuse. She was assisted by the vice-president of the home committee (Mrs. W. H. Brown) and Mr. Brown. Included among the official party were the Lord Mayor (Mr. J. Totterdell, M.L.A.), the master of the Kanimbla (Capt. O. K. Snowball), and members of the committee of the home.
The guests enjoyed a formal supper.
The West Australian Thursday 11 October 1951 page 10, People and Parties - courtesy of trove.nla.gov.au
SROWA files relating to -
Alexandra Home. General correspondence.
Date(s) 1947-09-12 - 1955-12-16
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1948/0447
Institutions: Alexandra Home, general correspondence.
Date(s) 1922-02-07 - 1947-09-10
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1922/0248
Alexandra Home - payment of subsidy for maintenance of girls.
Date(s) 1916-12-07 - 1926-07-07
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1921/1847
Date(s) 1926-07-19 - 1938-07-14
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1926/0910 V1
Date(s) 1938-07-01 - 1947-06-01
Reference code AU WA S3172- cons1031 1926/0910 v2
SLWA files relating to -
Site of Alexandra Home for Women and Babies and Mothercraft Training School [picture]
Photograph | 1957.
(Call number: 1542B Vol. 47)
The story of the Alexandra Home for Women.
Jull, Roberta Henrietta Margaritta, 1872-1961.
Ephemera | R.S. Sampson | [1940]
(Call number: PR2036)
Report of Alexandra Home for Women and Babies and Mothercraft Training School. (Inc.)
Alexandra Home for Women and Babies and Mothercraft Training School.
Journal | The Home | -1959.
(Call No: Q 362.71 ALE)
The open door : a history of loving care for families, House of Mercy-Alexandra Home-Ngala, 1890-1980 / Jean Lang.
Lang, Jean, 1912-2008.
Print Material | Ngala Mothercraft Home & Training Centre Inc. | 1980.
(Call number: 362.828 LAN)