This is a photograph taken at Lombadina Mission in the late 1950s. In the foreground there are two Aboriginal women carrying children, while several people behind them are riding donkeys. Several mission buildings are visible in the background.
This photograph shows approximately 20 people, mostly Aboriginal children, at the Lombadina Mission. In the background there are two mission buildings made of metal sheeting, and a large water tower.
This is a photograph showing a long line of mostly Aboriginal people entering a large white-rendered church at Beagle Bay Mission. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs taken by W.H. Rourke during his career as a teacher and school inspector in North-West Western Australia, and published in his autobiography ‘My Way’.
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…
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