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Havilah Homes – Normanhurst

This is a photo of the Havilah Little Children’s Home site at Normanhurst. It shows two large houses sitting next to each other, surrounded by lawns. This photo is undated – the dates included are an estimate.

Protestant Federation Children’s Home Post renovation

This is a photo of the Protestant Federation Children’s Home at Dulwich Hill, following the renovations to the home that occurred in the mid-1940s. It shows a large square-fronted brick building with formal front gardens, set behind a brick fence with the house number ’50’ visible. There are two plaques on the fence, on either…

Original NSW Kings Federation Girls Home building, about 1925

This is a watercolour painting of the building called “Tinonoe”, which housed the Protestant Federation Children’s Home at Dulwich Hill. It shoes a two-storey stone house with wooden upper balcony.

Quipolli Girls Home

This is a photo showing the former Quipolli Girls Home at Leura. It shows a federation style single-storey cottage with wrap-around verandahs, a tin roof, and two chimneys surrounded by gardens. This photo is undated – the date included is an estimate.

Charlton Boys Home – Glebe

This is a photo of the Charlton Boys Home at Glebe. It shows two large two-storey houses next to each other. The caption published with the photos reads “120 boys are cared for in Charlton Homes”. This photo is undated – the date included is an estimate.

Charlton Boys Home – Bowral

This is a photo of the Charlton Boys’ Home at Bowral. It shows a large single-storey house surrounded by trees and gardens. The caption published with the image reads “Side view of the new Charlton Home at Bowral”. This photo is undated – the date included is an estimate.

Alexandra Toddlers’ Home

This is a copy of a photograph showing new signage being erected at the entrance of the Alexandra Toddlers’ Home, run by the Ballarat Town and City Mission.

Charlton Boys Home – Castle Hill

This is a photo of the Charlton Boys Home at Castle Hill. It shows a weatherboard house raised on stilts surrounded by bushland. Two people can be seen standing on the front verandah of the home, and two horses are grazing in front of it. This photo is undated – the date included is an…

Warrawillah – Collaroy

This is a photo of the Warrawillah seaside holiday home for girls run by the Church of England at Collaroy (also called Narrabeen). It shows a small weatherboard cottage behind a white wooden fence, with a large tree in the front yard. There is a sign in front of the house that reads “Warrawillah Seaside…

Crecy Group Home – Eastwood

This is a photo of the Crecy group home at Eastwood (also called Marsfield). It shows a standard brick suburban home, with trees and a low stone fence at the front. Behind the house is a large water tank, and visible on the right hand side of the photo is a portion of a sign…