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Tresillian home, Wollstonecraft, North Sydney

This is a photograph of the Tresillian Home at Wollstonecraft. It shows large, two-storey ornate brick building with a turret, surrounded by a large garden. Several nurses in white uniforms can be seen in the gardens.

Tresillian home, Wollstonecraft, North Sydney

This is a photograph of a nursery at the Tresillian Home at Wollstonecraft. It shows two nurses in white uniforms standing in a room filled with covered bassinets, each separated by a small fabric screen.

Drummond Far West Home – naptime

This is a photograph showing children napping in cots in a playroom at the Royal Far West Home.

Drummond Far West Home – nursery

This is a photograph of the nursery at the Royal Far West Home. It shows a woman standing next to a baby in a high chair, in front of a row of covered bassinets.

Drummond Far West Home

This is a photograph of the Royal Far West Home.

Roman Catholic Orphanage, Parramatta

This is a photograph of the Roman Catholic Orphan School at Parramatta. It shows the children and staff assembled outside one of the school buildings. State Archives NSW have given this photograph a date of 1900, however as the Roman Catholic Orphan School was not in operation by that date it is assumed that this…

Roman Catholic Orphanage, Parramatta

This is a photograph of the Roman Catholic Orphan School at Parramatta. It shows the children and staff assembled outside one of the school buildings. State Archives NSW have given this photograph a date of 1900, however as the Roman Catholic Orphan School was not in operation by that date it is assumed that this…

Protestant Orphan School, Parramatta: girls in playground

This is a photograph of children assembled outside of the Protestant Orphan School. Despite the title, there are both girls and boys as well as staff members in this photo. State Archives NSW have given this photograph a date of 1900, however as the Protestant Orphan School was not in operation by that date it…

Protestant Orphan School, Parramatta: children in playground

This is a photograph of children assembled outside of the Protestant Orphan School. It shows three groups of children on the grass in front of the school – a group of boys in the centre, a group of girls in the distance, and a small group of boys standing off to the side. State Archives…

School House, Protestant Orphanage, Parramatta

This is a photograph of the school house at the Protestant Orphan School. It shows a long brick building with a small bell-tower, and covered walkways approaching it. State Archives NSW have given this photograph a date of 1900, however as the Protestant Orphan School was not in operation by that date it is assumed…