Swan Boys’ Orphanage
Swan Boys’ Orphanage
Middle Swan
Guildford
WA
Australia
Provider: Unknown
Year Opened:
1876 (previously been
the Perth Boys’ Orphanage in Perth)
Year Closed: 1942 (In 1943, Swan Boys’ and Perth Girls’ orphanages were combined to form Swan Homes.)
Alternative Names:
- Swan Boys’ Home (also known as)
- Swan Orphanage Industrial School for Junior Protestant Boys (also known as, 1903 – 1904)
- Swan Protestant Orphanage for Boys (also known as, 1897 – )
- Swan Protestant Orphanage Industrial School (also known as, 1898 – )
Articles Mentioning this Home:
13 Aug 1911 – DEATH OF A BOY IN ORPHANAGE. – Trove (nla.gov.au)
14 Jul 1911 – SWAN ORPHANAGE CASE. – Trove (nla.gov.au)
CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery
If you have any images and would like to donate them, please contact CLAN.
Image – The Swan Orphanage Farm – Find & Connect – Western Australia (findandconnect.gov.au)
Image – Coogee Home [I] – Find & Connect – Western Australia (findandconnect.gov.au)
Image – Coogee Home [II] – Find & Connect – Western Australia (findandconnect.gov.au)
Child sex abuse victim speaks about shame of Swan Homes orphanage
CLAN Museum Gallery
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CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:
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