This is a copy of a pamphlet produced by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services between around 1969 and around 1972 to provide information to ‘girls’ in Homes for unmarried mothers. It appears to be from the State of Queensland as it only refers to Homes and locations in that state. This pamphlet was provided…
This is an image of ‘Burrawang’, a large house that was leased to the Spastic Centre free of charge by Arthur Sullivan in late 1944. This image was published in Nothing Is Impossible: Adventures in cerebral palsy by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. The date for this image is unknown, the date range included here is…
This is an image of the Kirinari Hostel in Sylvania Heights. This photo is undated, the dates included are an estimate.
This is an image of the former site of the Sandhurst Boys’ Centre in Bendigo. The Nissen huts which made up some of the buildings are visible.
This is a digital copy of an image of the CWS Hostel for Girls in Fernhurst Grove, Kew. It was published in the CWS Annual Report for 1967/68.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This is an image showing eight boys and men working in the broom making workshop at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. The men and boys are standing at workbenches and are in the process of making brooms, with one man standing near the door, possibly supervising. This image is part of the Royal…
This is a sketch of “Leal House” on Commercial Road in Prahran. It shows a large two-storey stone house with gardens in front. Leal House housed the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institute from 1864 to 1866, and the Victorian Asylum and School for the Blind from 1866 to 1868. No date was provided with this…
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