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Children and staff at Wyadra Hostel

This is an image of children and staff at Wyadra Hostel. Fourteen children are seated around two tables eating bread and jam and three female staff members stand in the background. This photograph appeared as part of a photo-set in The Mercury on 26 March 1954. The caption reads “The Wyadra hostel for partially deaf…

Wyadra Hostel

This is a photograph showing the exterior of Wyadra Hostel that appeared in an article in The Mercury on 27 July 1958.

Children attending lessons at Wyadra Hostel

This is a photograph of two boys during a lesson at Wyadra Hostel. They are seated at a desk wearing headphones, with microphones overhead. A woman stands infront of them holding a picture of the Queen. This photograph appeared as part of a photo-set in The Mercury on 26 March 1954. The caption reads “A…

Hobart – Anglesea Barracks

This image shows the Old Gaol building of the Hobart Anglesea Barracks. From 1881 to 1905 the Hobart Girls’ Training School was located in this building.

St Nicholas Cottage [Clarendon Children’s Home]

This is a copy of a slide showing St Nicholas Cottage which was built in 1948, at Clarendon Children’s Home in Kingston Beach.

Home of Mercy Midwood Street

This is a copy of a slide showing the Home of Mercy in Midwood Street, Newtown.

Home of Mercy Midwood Street

This is a copy of a slide showing the Home of Mercy in Midwood Street, Newtown.

Mount Royal [Clarendon Children’s Home], showing St Nicholas Cottage

This is a copy of a slide showing buildings at the Clarendon Children’s Home in Kingston Beach, including St Nicholas Cottage which was built in 1948.

Enclosed verandah, Mt Royal [Clarendon Children’s Home]

This is a copy of a slide showing an enclosed verandah at the Clarendon Children’s Home in Kingston Beach.