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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: THE ROSE FUHRMANN CENTRE

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1977

Overview

Black and photograph of the Rose Fuhrmann Centre, including the Subiaco Infant Health Clinic and the Subiaco Kindergarten. The centre is located at 138 Hamersley Road, Subiaco. Reverse of photograph states: 'Derek T. Large Kingsclere Studio Nov 1977'.

Historical information

On Sunday, November 7, the new Infant Health Centre at 138 Hamersley Road was officially opened by the Mayor (Mr. J. Abrahams). The centre cost nearly £4,000, and was regarded as one of the best appointed in the State. The City Council owned the building, and the Public Health Department and. Lotteries Commission had helped to finance the scheme.

Sister Green, in charge of the centre, had embodied some of her own ideas in the appointments, including a large showcase instructing mothers on food values and exhibiting examples of infants' garments. Among the features of the centre were a pram park, play pen, test feeding room, consulting room and pre-school section.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2020.100

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Inscriptions and markings

Derek T. Large, Kingsclere Studop

Keywords

FUHRMANN, Roseann Bridget 'Rose'

Health and Hospitals

Infant Health Clinic

Hamersley Road, Subiaco

Hamersley Road [138], Subiaco

City of Subiaco

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Friday, 30 January, 2026

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