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Mr A O Neville, Chief Protector of Aborigines, opening the Graham Home for girls at Mt Margaret in 1931 (it used to be the Morgans school).

This is a copy of a photograph from 1931. The image is part of the Schenk Family Collection [BA1340] at the State Library of Western Australia. It is one of many images of Mount Margaret Mission, made available through the State Library of Western Australia’s Storylines website.

[Ellensbrook Farm Home – Mokidup]

This photograph was taken by Gavan McCarthy while visiting Ellensbrook. It shows the building that was Ellensbrook Farm Home.

[Ellensbrook Farm Home – Mokidup]

This photograph was taken by Gavan McCarthy while visiting Ellensbrook. It shows the building that was Ellensbrook Farm Home.

Child migrant memorial, Fremantle

This is an image of the memorial to child migrants in Fremantle, WA, taken from the ‘On their own: Britain’s child migrants’ online exhibition.

International Women’s Day rally, Melbourne, 1975

This is a copy of an image from the Forced Adoptions History Project website.

Redress WA

This is a copy of an image that was published with an article on ABC News, with the caption: ‘Redress payments of $5000 will be paid to deceased estates.’

Celebrating the release of the Blaxell report

This is a copy of an image that was published with an article on ABC News, with the caption: ‘Mike Hilder, Kim Daniels, Maggie Dawkins, Darryl Stephens, and Todd Jefferis on the steps of the WA parliament celebrate the release of the Blaxell report’.

Parkhurst Prison 1847

This is a copy of an image of Parkhurst Prison that was published in a blog post about juvenile immigrants in October 2015. Juvenile inmates from Parkhurst Prison in England were some of the first unaccompanied child migrants to be sent to Western Australia.

Hillview Opening Plaque

Hillview opening plaque shows that the official opening of the former Hillview Child and Adolescent Clinic took place on 1 June 1984. It is likely that the clinic had been in operation for some time before the opening ceremony. The photograph of the plaque, which remains on the wall of the building, was taken by…

Hillview Staircase

Hillview staircase shows the staircase that led up to first floor of the former Hillview Child and Adolescent Clinic as it looked in 2013. The photograph was taken by Joanne McCann-Payne.