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POSTCARD: 'GREETINGS FROM SUBIACO, STATE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, SUBIACO, W. A.'

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William Cadman

c. 1910

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Cadman's Subiaco

Overview

Blue and white postcard from the 'Greetings from Subiaco' series, featuring the State Children's Department in Subiaco. The image shows a long white building with an iron roof and three windows which is partly obscured by trees. There is a white picket front fence running along the front of the building.

Historical information

The buildings used by the State Children's Department were originally the Subiaco Industrial School and orphanage, and now form part of the King Edward Memorial Hospital.

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cwa-org-43-1985.1090

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'Greetings from Subiaco'

Contextual Information

This postcard is significant as part of the 'Greetings from Subiaco' postcard series, and for recording architectural details of the State Children's Department, the building of which now forms part of the maternity hospital.

Keywords

'Greetings from Subiaco'

Barker Road, Subiaco

State Children's Department, WA

King Edward Memorial Hospital

Health and Hospitals

Subiaco Industrial School

Government Institutions

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Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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Rare or representative

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-31.948739682963, 115.8189017412

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POSTCARD: 'GREETINGS FROM SUBIACO, STATE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, SUBIACO, W. A.'

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