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103076PD: Freeman House, Swanleigh orphanage, 1955
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103077PD: Freeman House, Swanleigh orphanage, 1955
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103078PD: Freeman House, Swanleigh orphanage, 1955
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Summary
Freeman House aimed to accommodate three hundred and fifty child migrants from England, including some distressed children from Europe following World War Two. The foundation stone for Freeman House was laid on 12 December 1954 by the Governor, Sir Charles Gairdner. The architects for the building were Forbes & Fitzhardinge. Freeman House commemorates Mrs. Freeman, the wife of the Manager of Foy & Gibson department store in Perth, who bequeathed her estate to Swan Homes. Swanleigh formerly known as Swan Homes and Swan Boys Orphanage was an orphanage until 1960. (Register of Heritage Places assessment documentation, 2005 http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/S%20-%20A-D/14470%20Swanleigh%20%28P-AD%29.PDF)
Year
1955.
Warnings and disclaimer
This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium (HRRC) Project supported by Lotterywest. Title supplied by cataloguer. Photograph taken 3 Aug. 1955.
Subjects
- Orphanages -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Immigrant children -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Online image.
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