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Bethany Babies’ Home car

This is a copy of an image of nurses and babies from Bethany Babies’ Home. It shows a car with signage that was used during “basket day” fundraising when the Home would seek donations.

Preshil (formerly ‘Kalimna’), 12 Sackville Street, 1988

This is a copy of a photograph of the building at 12 Sackville Street, Kew, which was Myra House from 1945 until 1954.

Colebrook Home, Quorn

This is a copy of an image of the Colebrook Home when it was situated in Quorn, South Australia, between 1927 and 1944. It appeared in a publication by AE Gerard about the history of the United Aborigines Mission, published in 1950. The caption in the book is: “Our third Children’s Home. This was our…

Caretakers Cottage, Bondi

This is a photogrpah of Caretakers Cottage in Bondi. It shows the front of a grey, two-storey terraced building, with the Torres Strait Islands, Aboriginal, Australian, and Pride flags displayed on the 2nd floor verandah. This photograph was published in the Caretakers Cottage 2018 Annual Report.

Photograph of Miss Alice Kitchen with a group from St. Chrisopher’s Anglican Children’s Home in McLerie street, now Calabash street

This is a photograph showing a group including 13 children, seven young women, and Alice Kitchen in front of St Chrisopher’s Home, Young. This photograph is undated. The date included is an estimate.

Bethany Babies’ Home

This is a copy of an image of the buildings at Bethany Babies’ Home in Geelong.

Fairhaven

This is a copy of a photograph that was published in Emma Russell’s 1998 book, Fairlea: The history of a women’s prison in Australia 1956 – 96. The caption reads: “Built in 1848 within the grounds of Yarra Park for the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, this building retained its institutional character when it became the…

In the care of the Church Sisters at Lochinvar

This is an image that was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate newspaper in 1934. The caption reads: “This picture shows a group of happy children cared for at St Christopher’s Home at Lochinvar by the Community of the Holy Name of the Church of England”. This is an example of how…

The youth refuge’s Surry Hills location

This is an image of Caretakers Cottage Surry Hills location. It shows a group of three-storey terrace houses, with white render, red roofs, and second-floor balconies (one enclosed). At the top of the right-most terrace is a inscription which reads “1869 Carlingford Terrace”.

St Mary’s Church of England Home at Toowong

This is a copy of a photograph of St Mary’s Church of England Home at Toowong that was published in the Brisbane Telegraph in 1924.