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Hospital at Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt

The description of this image provided by Territory Stories reads: “Man and four women standing on a makeshift verandah shaded by corrugated iron roof and some cloth. Behind them doors lead to the interior and louvred shutters or window closings can be seen. The building is on stumps. The caption reads: “This building at Umbakumba…

Areyonga

This is an aerial photo of the Areyonga Aboriginal Settlement in Central Australia.

Home for the Homeless

This is an image of Lyndon Lodge, Auburn, published in The Age on 22 March 1947. The image was published alongside an article titled with the caption ‘Milestone in work of salvation army. Care of Youth in Adolescence;. It was published with the caption: “Home for the Homeless. For Boys: Lyndon Lodge, Auburn, which has…

Building the new boys’ dormitory of the Graham Home at Mt Margaret Mission

This is a photograph taken at the Mount Margaret Mission around 1935. It shows boys at the mission standing in front of, and sitting and standing in the windows of, the boys’ dormitory, which is under construction.

Port Keats Mission

This is a photograph taken at Port Keats Mission in 1949. It shows a group of women and children lined up outside the mission buildings. A caption on the rear of the image reads “The Girls at Port Keats Mission”.

Kalumburu Mission

Mission residents outside cottage

This is an image of Mogumber (also known as Moore River Mission) showing several mission residents, including children, outside a cottage at the mission.

The girls’ dormitory of the Graham Home at Mt Margaret Mission

This is an image of the girls’ dormitory at Mt Margaret Mission. It shows several girls inside the dormitory; some sitting on beds holding dolls and others sitting on the floor playing with a tea set. The beds in the room are arranged in three rows and are placed close together. There are several pictures…

Girls with Marian Sandland and Elsie Bicker outside the girls’ dormitory of the Graham Home at Mt Margaret Mission.

This is a photograph taken at the Mt Margaret Mission in 1931. It shows girls lined up outside of the girls’ dormitory, with two women (possibly staff members) standing behind them.