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Leawarra Hostel, Winlaton

This is a photograph of the exterior of Leawarra Hostel, Winlaton.

29 Second Avenue, Klemzig

This is a copy of a photograph of the former site of the Klemzig Family Home (1973-1980), published on a real estate website when the property was on the market in 2013.

St Joseph’s Convent – Croydon

This is an photo of the building that housed St Joseph’s Home for Children at Liverpool Road, Croydon. The photo shows a large, grey-rendered stone building with a central turret directly above the entrance. A small copper plaque can be see on the front of the building which, as shown in another photograph published by…

Chapel at Boys’ Town, Engadine, ca.1950s

This is a black and white image of Boys’ Town, Engadine. The photograph shows the chapel (centre) and surrounding buildings and gardens. Two boys can be seen walking up the path between the buildings.

Many Neighbours

Many Neighbours is a video from the Red Cross Red Crescent historic film collection. It is a short promotional film about the Australian Red Cross Society released in 1949. It was made for the Victorian Division of the Red Cross and depicts various services in repatration hospitals, convalescent homes, civilian hospitals and in homes of…

Proposed New Babies’ Home

This is a black and white image of the Darling Babies’ Home at a mansion known as ‘Yarrayne’. It shows a large family home surrounded by gardens. The house has several gables, including one with windows for an upper-storey room. One of the ends of the house appears to be covered in ivy. This image…

Adelaide City Mission

The Adelaide City Mission was established in 1867, its principal aim being the “evangelisation of the neglected classes“. The Mission was involved in various charitable activities with Adelaide’s poor, and also organised religious activities such as gospel meetings (The Register, 20 July 1927). In 1926, the Adelaide City Mission opened the Aboriginal Women’s Home in the…

Entrance gates to Boys’ Town, Engadine, ca. 1950s

This is a black and white image of the entrance to Boys’ Town, Engadine. The photograph shows the driveway and front gates, which include signs which read ‘Boys Town’, ‘Father Dunlea’, and a sign behind the fence stating ‘Visitors Welcome’. Behind the gates, three or four buildings are visible situated among several large eucalyptus trees.

Audit records, Quamby Youth Detention Centre

These records were created by the ACT Human Rights Commission during its audit of the Quamby Youth Detention Centre in 2005. Records contain a staff list, a Policy and Procedures Manual, a residents’ handbook and Code of Conduct, information for parents and guardians, and residents’ lists. Access Conditions Access to these records are restricted as…

Human Rights Commission, Australian Capital Territory

The Human Rights Commission, ACT oversees issues of human rights and justice in the ACT, including ensuring that ACT government agencies are complying with human rights. As part of this work, it undertook an audit into the Quamby Youth Detention Centre in 2005.