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Glenugie

This is a copy of a photograph of Glenugie, at 186 Moray Street, New Farm, from the building’s Queensland Heritage Register entry. This building was the site of of Archibald House.

Cranbrook House at West End

This is a copy of a photo showing the building that was the location of the Aboriginal Girls Home from 1899-1906. It was published in an article in the Brisbane Times in 2016.

Elizabeth Fry Retreat, 1952

This is a copy of photographs that were published in a newspaper article about Elizabeth Fry Retreat in October 1952, in which the matron of the institution described sending girls to be solitary confined in darkness in a cellar as punishment. The captions read: “Scribble on the wall of the cellar at Elizabeth Fry Retreat”…

Girls’ exercise yard, Royal Park

This is a photograph that was published in theĀ Herald in October 1952, accompanying an article by Laurence Turner about conditions for girls at Royal Park Depot, the first in his series of articles about “Victoria’s unwanted children”. The caption reads “Below is the exercise yard in the delinquent girls’ section of Royal Park. They used…

‘The Boob’ – 24 July 1936

This is a photograph of ‘The Boob’ at Moore River Native Settlement/Mogumber . ‘The Boob’ was the colloquial name for the gaol or lock-up, where residents, including children, were confined as punishment. The photo shows 10 people standing in front of a medium-sized window-less building made out of corrugated metal sheets and timber. There is…

Drysdale River Mission Station, 1921

This is a photo of the Drysdale River Mission Station. It shows a collection of buildings, some single-storey and some two-storey, some made out of tin sheeting and timber, and some made out of rough-cut wood and palm fronds. A wire fence can be seen running around the perimeter of the station.

Sunday Island Mission house, 1945

This is a photograph of the Mission House at Sunday Island Mission. It shows an elevated single-storey cottage with enclosed wrap-around verandahs, and several smaller structures nearby. There is a steep hill visible directly behind the buildings. This photo is part of a collection of photos donated to the State Library of Western Australia by…

Lounge room of the Sunday Island Mission house, 1945

This is a photograph of the lounge room at the Sunday Island Mission House. It shows a room with large windows filled with different styles of chairs and tables. There are rugs on the floor, and several doors visible to rooms leading off from the lounge. This photo is part of a collection of photos…

Elevated views of Sunday Island Mission

This is a photograph of Sunday Island Mission. It shows mission buildings as seen from the top of a nearby hill, consisting of approximately 9 moderate-sized buildings and several small shack-like structures and outbuildings. There is a steep hill visible directly behind the buildings, suggesting that the mission sat in a valley between two hills.

Women and children at the Sunday Island Mission Children’s Home

This is a photograph of the children’s dormitory at the Sunday Island Mission. It shows approximately 10 children and two women standing in front of a two-storey tin clad building with an exterior staircase. This photo is part of a collection of photos donated to the State Library of Western Australia by United Aborigines Missionary…