This is a photograph showing several cottages and small buildings at Beagle Bay Mission. The buildings are a variety of different sizes, and are made out of corrugated iron, metal sheeting, and un-milled timber. There are no people visible in this image. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs of various communities in…
This is a photograph taken at the Beagle Bay Mission. It shows several mission buildings surrounded by large, old eucalyptus trees. This photograph is part of an album of Western Australian missions that was compiled by Auber Octavius Neville, who was the Chief Protector of Aborigines and Commissioner of Native Affairs in Western Australia.
These two photographs were published in an article in the Examiner newspaper on 14 July 1944 titled ‘Care of Crippled Children’. The caption published with the images reads ‘The top picture shows the St. Giles’ Home for Crippled Children at Amy-road, and the lower is that of the new school (opened this year) attached to…
This is a copy of a photograph held by the State Library of South Australia. The caption reads: “South Terrace, 11th July 1958. Right side of Quambi Hospital abuts west side of Louisa Street. Frontage: 19 yards. For a view of building after alteration see B 14207. Quambi Hospital specialised in maternity concerns”.
This is an image of the property “Cobar” at Sandgate, Queensland, which was rented by the Catholic Daughters of Australia in 1932 to use for their Holiday Home program for disadvantaged children. The photograph shows a raised, single-storey Queenslander-style house with an enclosed front verandah that is fully-faced with windows. There is a central set…
This image shows the first location of Lisgar House in Knight Street, Arncliffe.
This picture of Clontarf boys building a swimming pool was taken by Michael O’Donoghue in 1956, when he was a resident at the Home. It shows boys working with picks and shovels barefoot. “They laboured before and after school and at weekends to complete it, using picks and shovels. Boys who did not work hard…
This photograph shows three small houses supposedly at Yarrabah Mission. The houses are constructed primarily out of wood and palm leaves or grass fibres. This photograph was originally published in the Annual Report of the Chief Protector of Aboriginals for the year 1912.
This photograph shows approximately 40 Aboriginal people, mostly children, standing and playing in front of buildings (possibly dormitories) at Mapoon Mission Station. Several of the children are climbing on the frame of a swingset. The buildings appear to be built on or near the beach, and are all raised on stilts. This photograph was…
This photograph shows approximately 15 girls and young women standing on the front steps and verandah of the Girls’ dormitory at Mapoon Mission Station. The dormitory is a raised building made of rough-cut timber and corrugated metal sheeting, and is surrounded by palm trees. The description of this image provided by the State Library of…
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