Archives



Future Citizens – “Thornbury Lodge”

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1958.

Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook, a training school for the more amenable delinquent boys [original caption]

This is a scan of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department Annual Report of 1966. The rest of the caption reads ‘In addition to Hereford cattle, St Heliers has a Guernsey herd and dairy, Corriedale sheep, a piggery, poultry run, and several acres under cultivation, providing occupational training in many aspects of…

Reiby School for Girls

This image is from the cover of a 1978 NSW Treasury report into the costs of building and maintaining NSW Child Welfare Department buildings.

Philip Cottage

This image is from the cover of a 1978 NSW Treasury report into the costs of building and maintaining NSW Child Welfare Department buildings.

Limited playing area has been used to maximum advantage at “Royleston”

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.

A cookery class in progress in the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1970.

Redecorated dormitory at “Bethel Cottage” [Parramatta Girls Training School]

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.

Modernised within, the exterior of the Training School for Girls, Parramatta, retains its old-world charm [original caption]

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.