BOOK - ROSAMOND'S HOME

The book was a prize given to Amy 'Gwen' Saw for the work she had done as a student of the Armadale Congregational Church Sunday School. Gwen received 397 marks and was a member of the first girl's class.
The Armadale Congregational Church was formed in 1890s with services held in people's homes. In 1903 a church was built on the corner of Church Avenue and Third Road and served the Congregational community for many decades. It was the first Christian church built in the town of Armadale and the second in the district. In 1977 a number of smaller churches including the Congregational Union of Australia joined together to form the Uniting Church. The next decade saw membership of the Armadale Congregational Church decline and in 1987 the congregation folded and the land was sold for development. In the same year the original church was demolished and rebuilt next to History House Museum.
The Saw family were early leading members of the Armadale Congregational Church and donated the land for the church to build on in 1903. The family had a strong connection to the church for the entirety of its existence.
Amy 'Gwen' Saw was born in 1919 and lived at 'Glen Iris' on Prospect Road in Armadale, a short walk from the church. She also attended Armadale State School. When she graduated from school she trained as a home economics teacher and taught at a number of school including Armadale. In 1940 she married Athol Charles Robinson, a jackeroo who worked for Harry and Bill Butcher, at Trinity Church in Perth and moved to Hill Springs Station in the Gascoyne region. Athol though soon enlisted with the RAAF during World War II so Gwen returned to 'Glen Iris' to live with her parents which he was away.
After the war Gwen returned to the Gascoyne region where she raised her family of five children with Athol at Mt Gibson Station.
Gwen died age 44 in 1964.