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Flower day

This is a copy of an image published in The Argus on Thursday 7 May 1931. The image shows a child collection a donation from another child. The original caption reads: ‘A scene near the Elizabeth Street post-office during Flower Day collections yesterday. One of the babies from the Ramoth Toddlers’ Home, Lower Ferntree Gully,…

St Johns Home for Boys, Canterbury

[St Johns Home for Boys was located at 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury but the property backs on to Rochester Road). 2 photographs : gelatin silver ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm. Approx.

St Johns Home for Boys, Canterbury

[St Johns Home for Boys was located at 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury but the property backs on to Rochester Road). Photographs : gelatin silver ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm. Approx.

Church of England Babies Home, East Melbourne

Formerly Stanford House, the home of Thomas Welton Stanford. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 7.0 x 11.5 cm.

Yooralla Balwyn

This is an image of the Yooralla hostel at Balwyn, as published by Yooralla in the video Celebrating Yooralla’s 100 year history.

St Johns Home for Boys, Canterbury

[St Johns Home for Boys was located at 16 Balwyn Road Canterbury but the property backs on to Rochester Road). 2 photographs : gelatin silver ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm. Approx.

Hartnett House

This is an image of Hartnett House, Albion Street, Brunswick – the site of a former maternity and children’s home. In 2011, the building houses a childcare centre and other Melbourne Citymission programs. More images of this building are available on www.flickr.com

Orana Methodist Peace Homes for Children, 87 Elgar Road, Burwood

[From SLV catalogue]; Shows chapel, homes and drinking fountain and bench on corner of street; woman with toddler in pram walking on path.