This is a photograph of a plaque commemorating the opening of the Allanville Home. It reads “Allanville was officially opened on 6th June, 1973 by the Hon. Steve C. Mauger M.L.A. Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs. R.C.A Wotton Esq. M.L.A. Member for Burrendong. W.C. Langshaw Director”. This photograph is part of a collection…
This is a photograph of a dormitory at the Allanville Home. It shows three single beds and two bedside tables in the room. The beds each have striped orange blankets on them.. There are dolls and stuffed toys sitting on the beds and bedside tables, which look to have been staged there specifically for the…
This is a photograph of the front/side of Allanville, taken from Simpson Street. It shows a single-storey brick building behind extensive garden beds. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a page from a photo album that includes three photographs taken outside at Karril Cottage. The top photo shows a fenced-in grass tennis court. The middle photo shows a lawn with play equipment and a hills hoist washing line backing onto bushland. The bottom photo shows five girls and a dog at the…
This is a photograph of buildings at the back of Karril Cottage. It shows a stand-alone brick building (possibly a workshop or classroom) at the end of a wide driveway, with an above-ground swimming pool next to it. The back of the cottage is just visible in front of the building. This photograph is part…
This is a photograph of a classroom at Karril Cottage. It shows an empty classroom with desks for about 20 students. There is a chalkboard at the front of the room with a list of spelling words down the side. Against the wall are a teachers desk, a cabinet, shelves holding a small number of…
This is a photograph of a dormitory at Karril Cottage. It shows a large room containing at least four small partitioned cubicles, each with a bed, chair, desk, mirror, wardrobe, a small rug on the floor, and blankets at the end of the beds. There are no decorations in the room or in the cubicles….
This is a photograph of boys on bicycles at the front of Karril Cottage. It shows four boys riding in the driveway of a brick cottage. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph showing a child and a woman patting a dog in front of Hargrave House. They are standing in the driveway, which is lined by beds of red and white flowers. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community…
This is a photograph of one of the beds at Hargrave House. It shows a single bed with an orange plaid bedspread in the corner of an un-decorated room with white walls. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
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