This is a panoramic photgraph of the Melbourne Orphanage site at Brighton. It shows the main orphanage building in the centrer of the image, with two further buildings on each side. All buildings are tw-storey bluestone buildings. The central building is the most ornate, with a central spire and many large windows. There are ornate…
This is an image of the Murrumbeena Girls’ Home. The description provided for this image by Stonnington Libraries reads: “Belgrave was built in 1873 for Robert and Elizabeth Benson on 14 acres (5.6 hectares) of pasture land at the corner of Dandenong Road and Benson’s Road (Belgrave Road). For further information on Belgrave and its…
The inscription reads: Presented to Miss Sutherland, by a few of the girls whose lives have been blessed through her loving labours in connection with the Scots’ Church Children’s Aid Society as a small token of their heartfelt gratitude and esteem. Melbourne, August 23rd 1886. The bible contains some press clippings, presumably kept there by…
This two-storey building was constructed c.1884. Before the building at 187 Scott Parade was built for the Alexandra Babies’ Home (later known as the Alexandra Toddlers’ Home), babies and their mothers were accommodated at this site.
This single storey building at 187 Scott Parade was constructed in 1909 for the Alexandra Babies’ Home (later known as the Alexandra Toddlers’ Home). Previously, babies and their mothers were accommodated at the two-storey building at 183 Scott Parade (the former Ballarat Female Refuge). It would seem that babies and toddlers were accommodated in both…
This image shows the Church of England Mission House.
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