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.
This is a photograph of the Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre in 1979. It shows a garden with brick walls and children’s play equipment in front of a two-storey brick building with a sloping face. Walkways connecting to other parts of the centre can be seen at the back of the brick building.
This image shows a group of approximately 70 people standing in front of two cottages at the Mona Mona mission. The photo was taken during an inspection tour of Aboriginal Stations on Torres Strait Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the East Coast conducted by the Home Secretary Hon. J C. Peterson in June 1931
This image shows a group of approximately 20 women and girls standing in front of the girls’ dormitory buildings at the Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement. The photo was taken during an inspection tour of Aboriginal Stations on Torres Strait Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the East Coast conducted by the Home Secretary Hon. J C….
This image shows a group of approximately 35 children and adults standing in front of the boys dormitory buildings at the Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement. The photo was taken during an inspection tour of Aboriginal Stations on Torres Strait Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the East Coast conducted by the Home Secretary Hon. J C….
The Canossian Daughters of Charity is a Catholic order founded in Italy in 1808. They first came to Australian in 1949, and arrived in Darwin in 1970 with the purpose of establishing a residential children’s home – Bakhita Village. They ran the children’s home from 1972 until late December 1974, when it was destroyed by…
Visit to Australia of Major-General Hawthorn, director and secretary of Fairbridge Society is a file held by the National Archives of Australia. It is part of the correspondence files of the Commonwealth Immigration Department. It contains information about the activities of the Fairbridge Society in Australia. Access Conditions Open access. Records The hard copy file…
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