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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH (DIGITAL): SALVATION ARMY HOME FOR BOYS, WEST SUBIACO CIRCA 1920

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1920

Overview

Black and white photograph of the home for boys in West Subiaco. There is one large house in the middle of the photograph with a smaller building to the left and a large tree to the right. The home appears to be in the middle of a field of grass.

Historical information

The Home fronted Williams Rd, Nedlands on a block bounded by Smyth Road, Karella St, Monash Avenue and Williams Road. Building on the left was the house of the Supervising Officer. The long building on the right was the dormitories for the boys. The buildings were demolished circa 1965.

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cwa-org-43-2024.141

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Louis Edward Shapcott Collection

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Thursday, 17 July, 2025

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94

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