This image shows the building that Barton Vale Girls’ Home operated in from 1922. The library description states: ENFIELD: ‘Barton Vale’, the home of the Bowman family.
This image shows the building that house Redruth Girls’ Reformatory between 1897 and 1922. The library description states: Redruth Gaol, Burra was erected in 1856 and was the first gaol in South Australia outside of Adelaide. It cost 3200 pounds. It was reopened in 1897 as a girls reformatory after the prisoners were transferred to…
The library description states: Nurses, with their small charges, pose for the photographer on the balcony of Mareeba Hospital, Woodville Park, in October 1921. Previously, it had been a convalescent hospital for soldiers, but in August, 1917, it formally became the Mareeba Babies Hospital. Used as a part-time training hospital for nurses, it was extended…
This image shows the premises of the former Church of England Orphan Home, which operated in Carrington Street between 1861 and 1908.
The library description states: The gate of the picket front fence stands open showing a man and woman standing at the entrance of this twin gabled house with a group of girls. This photograph was possibly taken during the 69th annual meeting of the Orphan Home in August 1928.
The library description states: Magill Orphanage at Woodforde, soon after its construction. Dressed in white pinafores, the little girls are all lined up on the left, whilst the boys are lined up on the right. Various staff members are included in the group and two women look on from a balcony.
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