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Elizabeth Fry Retreat, Argo Street, South Yarra

Photocopy of a programme to mark the opening of the Elizabeth Fry Retreat [pictured] in Argo Street, South Yarra in 1914.

Trawalla “Langi-Kal-Kal”

This photograph shows the front of the Langi Kal Kal Youth Training Centre Homestead.

St. Kilda Road

This image of Melbourne viewed from south side of the Yarra river shows in the foreground the Immigrants Aid Society Depot on left and Immigrants Home on right.

House of Mercy showing the original laundry c1930

This image shows the House of Mercy original laundry.

Australian Jewish Welfare Society, Group Outside Children’s Home, Balwyn, Victoria

This is a copy of an image from the Laurie Richards Collection, held by Museums Victoria. The collection includes a number of promotional photographs of the Larino Children’s Home (also known as Frances Barkman House) in Balwyn.

The old Hobson’s Bay convict hulks

This print of a wood engraving was published in the Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil showing The Deborah on the left.

Former site of Kildonan and Allambie, Deakin University, Burwood campus

This is a copy of a photograph of a building on the Burwood campus of Deakin University. Situated on Elgar Road, the building was the former site of Kildonan, Burwood (1937-1961) and the former site of Allambie Reception Centre (1961-1990).

The South Yarra Home

This is a copy of page 30 from the Central Mission annual report for 1924, showing the ‘Main building fronting Lang Street’ and another image captioned ‘At work in the laundry’.

Church of England Boys Training Farm

This is an image of the Church of England Boys Training Farm at Lysterfield. This image is provided on the Yarra Ranges Heritage Database for the Church of England Boys Training Farm page.

112641 [dancers entertain children and soldiers at Camp Pell]

This is a copy of an image from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. [From catalogue description:] Melbourne, VIC. 1945-08-11. Pat and Malcolm Owen, Tivoli Performers, entertaining children from the Victorian Children’s Home during a children’s frolic held at the officer’s mess at Camp Pell.