The Royal Women’s Hospital was established in 1856. Its first location was a two-storey house in East Melbourne, then in 1858 it moved to a site in Madeline St (now Swanston St) in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Originally called the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital and Infirmary for Diseases of Women and Children, its name was…
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…
Record Books is a series of records created by the School attached to St Giles’ Home, Newstead, which was attended by children at the Home. The books include information such as student details (including medical details), student progress reports, rosters, class newspaper clippings, reports, and publications/booklets. There are 16 books in this series. The first…
Meli is an organisation created in April 2023, following a merger of Bethany and Barwon Child Youth & Family (BCYF). Meli’s office in Hamlyn Heights (Geelong) is on the former site of the Geelong Female Refuge, established in 1868, and Bethany Babies’ Home (1928-1977). BCYF’s originated with the Geelong Orphan Asylum (established 1854), later known…
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.
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