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Family Group Home, Elgar Rd., Surrey Hills

This photograph was published in the Kildonan Children’s Home Annual Report, 1961. It shows the front of a brick cottage with double garage, with lawn and a low brick fence in front. The description published alongside the photograph reads “Family Group Home, Elgar Rd., Surrey Hills – a new brick house close to Wattle Park.”

Family group Home, Main St., Blackburn

This photograph was published in the Kildonan Children’s Home Annual Report, 1961. It shows the front of a brick cottage, with a lawn and low brick fence in front. The description published alongside the photograph reads “Family Group Home, Main St., Blackburn – three bedrooms are being added, a 30ft. X 45 ft. garage gives…

Family Group Home, Lalwa St., Blackburn

This photograph was published in the Kildonan Children’s Home Annual Report, 1961. It shows the front of a large brick cottage, with lawn, trees, and a low brick fence in front. The description published alongside the photograph reads “Family Group Home, Lalwa St., Blackburn – a quiet tree-lined street.”

Family Group Home, Finch St., Glen Iris

This photograph was published in the Kildonan Children’s Home Annual Report, 1961. It shows the front of a two-storey rendered brick house, with a front porch and front hedge. A woman is standing in front of the house. The description published alongside the photograph reads “Family Group Home, Finch St., Geln Iris – an old…

Benevolent Asylum

Looking across garden and paths towards facade of building, three storeys with gabled roof and attic windows, oriel window over entrance. Men on garden paths in foreground.

Benevolent Asylum (North Melbourne, Vic)

This is a copy of a photograph from State Library Victoria. It shows a sign on the fence of the Benevolent Asylum which reads: “Visiting Days Tuesdays and Fridays from noon until three o’clock”.

Melbourne Benevolent Asylum

Photographic print of the Benevolent Asylum, North Melbourne. Shows 3-storey buildings with trees and shrubs in foreground. In centre of buildings is clock face between 2 small spires. People are seated on 2 benches and partially obscured by trees l.r.

Methodist Peace Memorial Homes for British Children

This is a copy of a photograph in the collection of the National Archives of Australia’s Immigration Photographic Archive collection.

Nazareth House, Roman Catholic, East Camberwell, Victoria

This is a copy of a photograph from the National Archives of Australia’s Immigration Photographic Archive collection. The caption is: New, ultra-modern home for Catholic migrant children from the UK is Nazareth Children’s Home, East Camberwell Vic. It is conducted by Sisters of Nazareth. Home can accommodate 150 children.

Immigration- Child migration Schemes – Nazareth House, Roman Catholic, East Camberwell, Victoria

This is a copy of a photograph from the National Archives of Australia’s Immigration Photographic Archive collection. The caption is: New, ultra-modern home for Catholic migrant children from the UK is Nazareth Children’s Home, East Camberwell Vic. It is conducted by Sisters of Nazareth. Home can accommodate 150 children.