| Padbury Boys’ Farm School, Stoneville |
| Years of Operation | From February 25th 1946 until 1955 |
| Role Of Facility | To provide training and experience in working a farm for boys from Swan Boys’ Home |
| Sponsoring Agency | Swan Boys’ Home / Anglican Diocesan Council (Anglican Church) |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
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Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Anglican Church” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Stoneville Road, Stoneville |
| Aliases | Stoneville. Although situated on the site later occupied by Hillston, the two facilities should not be confused as their roles and resident populations were quite different. |
| Brief History | The Padbury Farm School was initiated by the Manager of the Swan Boys’ Home, Mr R.A. Peterkin, who was inspired by the Fairbridge Farm School and Christian Brothers’ Farm Schools at Tardun and Bindoon. The facility was named after Mr Walter Padbury and his nephew Matthew Padbury. It was established with the assistance of the Lotteries Commission and the Anglican Diocesan Council on a grant of land which had been vested in the Orphanage Board some sixty years earlier.
Boys from Swan Boys’ Home undertook agricultural traineeships at Stoneville. Signposts has a separate entry for the Swan Boys’ Home – look under “Swanleigh” and “Swan Boys’ Delinquent Home”.
This and other information is provided in the book, Noisy Mansions The Story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, by that institution’s long-serving Director, A. Roy Peterkin. Enquiries about Noisy Mansions should be directed to Swanleigh (see contact details below). |
| Records | Departmental case records for young people placed in Anglican programs by the Child Welfare Department may reside with the Department for Child Protection.
It is unknown whether other records exist, but Swanleigh does have an archive on site. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | The Director, Swanleigh
58 Yule Avenue, Middle Swan 6056
Telephone: (08) 9374 5600
Facsimile: (08) 9374 5699
Email: admin@swanleigh.wa.edu.au
Web: www.swanleigh.wa.edu.au
Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6217 6888
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au |
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