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School class, Gosford Boys’ Home

This is a photograph of a school lesson at Mount Penang Training School. It shows a class of twelve boys seated at desks in a small classroom, with a teacher at the front pointing to an anatomy diagram. The classroom has been decorated with woven baskets, maps, and landscape paintings.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong – the boot trade

This is a photograph of the cobblers workshop at Mittagong Farm Home. It shows four boys working at various stations alongside two older men making or repairing boots in a small workshop. The workbenches are busy with various materials, and newly made boots are lined up on the floor.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong – the hospital

This is a photograph of the hospital ward at Mittagong Farm Home. It shows four boys in beds in a sparse room being attended to by a nurse.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong – evening meal

This is a photograph showing boys having dinner at Mittagong Farm Home.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong – night class

This is a photograph showing boys attending a night class at Mittagong Farm Home. It shows approximately 35 boys seated in the farm hall weaving baskets.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong – laundry

This is a photograph of the laundry at the Mittagong Farm Home. It shows three boys and a staff member operating equipment and hanging up clothes.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong, classroom

This is a photograph of a classroom at the Mittagong Farm Home. It shows 15 boys and three staff members in the classroom. Most of the boys are seated at their desks, and one is standing on a set of scales. “Vocational Guidance Officers at Work” is written on a blackboard at the back of…

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong, manual room

This is a photograph of boys in a workshop at the Mittagong Farm Home. It shows approximately a dozen boys working on a variety of craft and woodwork projects under the supervision of a staff member. The workshop is filled with finished and in-progress projects, including woven baskets, a chess board, tables, and model ferris-wheels.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong, jam making

This is a photograph of boys making jam at the Mittagong Farm Home. It shows three boys mixing, weighing, and canning large quantities of jam under the supervision of a staff member.

Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong, dormitory

This is a photograph of one of the dormitories at Mittagong Farm Home. It shows a bedroom with 9 beds arranged against the walls, and a single dresser between two of the beds.