Clontarf Boys Orphanage
Clontarf Boys OrphanageStreet Address TBA
Waterford
WA Australia
Provider: Christian Brothers
Year opened: 1872
Year closed 1983
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Aka St Joseph's, Contarf Boys' Town, & St Vincent's Boys' Orphanage Subiaco
Previously in Manning Road, Bentley (Queens Park, Wilson)
Clontarf was named "Clontarf Boys Town" in 1941 by the then Archbishop of Perth. This was done to cash in on the fame of the Movie Boys Town that came out in 1938. It featured a kindly priest (Played by Spencer Tracy) in America looking after street kids. Br Keaney's first posting was to Clontarf in the 20s when he was appointed Superior in the mid 30s he instituted a building programm,using forced child labour. Then when he was transferred to Bindoon some years later he did the same.
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Clontarf Boy’s Orphanage was first established in Subiaco in 1872 and managed by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1897 the Christian Brothers assumed direction of the orphanage, taking care of 81 boys.
A new site for an orphanage was sought, found and purchased on the banks of the Canning River in 1897. The foundation stone was laid in 1901. The building was ready for occupation in September 1901 and the boys were transferred from their Subiaco home. Brother Ryan was the Superior at this time.
The boys who were at Clontarf between 1901 and the 1930's were usually aged between six and fourteen and the population ranged from 100 to 150 boys. The Christian Brothers that cared for them numbered about five or six.
The boys were accommodated and cared for, given a primary school education, religious teaching and basic training in manual skills and farm properties. Government funding for the boys was withdrawn at the age of fourteen and this was when boys left the home.
Updated information courtesy of Michael
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