This is an excerpt from the Uniting Heritage newsletter from March 2020. It shows a handwritten version of the lyrics of a song sung by the Senior girls at Kildonan in the years following World War Two. At a reunion in 2018, Bev and Nancy recollected about the songs they had sung as children at…
This is a photograph of central Brisbane, containing the Female Refuge and Infants Home in the foreground on the right hand side of the photo. It shows the Home as a two-storey brick and stone building with a front verandah, and three gable-windows on the upper storey. The home is located on slightly higher ground…
This is a photograph of the Diamantina orphanage at Roma St, Brisbane. It shows a series of three or four single-storey buildings on the top of a hill, surrounded by woodland, with the Mount Cootha range visible in the background.
This is a photograph of the Wahroonga Family Group Home, taken in 1979. It shows a large two-storey brick house with a van in the driveway.
This is a photograph of the Girls’ Dormitory at the St Vincent’s Orphanace, taken 1910. It shows a range of several single and double storey buildings bordering a grass field. A caption printed at the bottom of the image reads “St. Vincent’s Orphanage, Nudgee. Girls’ Quarters and Playground No. 1”
This is a photograph of the St George’s Family Group Home located at Mason Street, Rockhampton, taken in 1979. It shows a raised single-storey weatherboard cottage with enclosed verandahs, and central front staircase.
This is a photograph of part of the Wilson Youth Hospital, taken in 1971. It shows one of the entrances to the hospital, with signs reading ‘Court entrance’ and ‘Public entrance’ on the doors. A sign reading ‘Wilson Youth Hospital’ can be seen on the front wall.
This is a photograph of Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre at Rockhampton in 1979. It shows a wide, single-storey, white-clad building with a central bell tower.
This is a photograph of Westbrook Training Centre taken in 1979. It shows what appears to be a central quadrangle with gardens and benches surrounded by three wings o the centre buildings. Silhouettes of boys can be seen in some of the windows of the training centre.
This is a photograph showing the Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant’s Home at Wooloowin, taken around 1910. It shows two large, raised, federation-style houses with circular garden and driveway in front.
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