The Royal Commission on Penal and Prison Discipline was appointed on 8 August 1870 to inquire into and report upon the condition of the penal and prison establishments and penal discipline within the Colony of Victoria. It was also tasked with inquiring into the working of the Neglected and Criminal Children’s Act 1864 and Victoria’s…
This is one of six images from the collection of the State Library of Victoria showing the Forest Hill Kindergarten Holiday Home. It would appear to show the new building, constructed in 1936 and officially opened in 1937.
This is a photograph of children playing cricket at St Mary’s Hostel, Alice Springs. It shows approximately 10 children playing cricket on a dirt playing ground, with hostel buildings and trees visible in the background. This photo is one of six photos of children at St Mary’s Hostel taken by John K. Ewers in 1950…
The Warrawong Kindergarten for Emergency Care in Ringwood East began to provide temporary emergency care in the 1960s. Run by the Graduates Association of the Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College, it started off as a holiday home for children attending kindergartens affiliated with the Free Kindergarten Union. Opening in 1937, it was a “sister” institution to…
The Kindergarten Training College was established in 1922. Previously, kindergarten teachers were trained by the Free Kindergarten Union, established in 1908. In 1964, the Kindergarten Teachers College became a separate entity from the Free Kindergarten Union. In 1973 it became the Institute of Early Childhood Development. Graduates of the Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College ran two holiday…
This is a copy of an illustrated newspaper article from 1937 about the Free Kindergarten Union’s holiday home in Forest Hill. The Melbourne Herald published two photographs, one of a child being weighed and another of children hanging out washing. The caption reads: THEY NEED YOUR HELP. Children at the Free Kindergarten Union’s holiday home, Blackburn,…
This is a photograph showing some of the cell huts at the deserted Barton’s Mill Prison site.
This is a photograph of some of the buildings at the Carolup Native Settlement. It shows a timber-clad building in front of a stone building in a similar style, with a small cottage visible in the background. This photo is on page 61 of album 1 of the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation collection of photographs relating…
This is a photo of the schoolhouse and church at Moore River Native Settlement. It shows a timber building with a steep pitched roof and crucifixes at each end. There are 12 children visibly standing at the front of the building. This photo is on page 15 of album 1 of the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation…
This is a group photograph of the residents and staff at Moore River Native Settlement. It shows over 100 adults and children posed in front of the dining hall at the Moore River. This photo is on page 91 of album 2 of the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation collection of photographs relating to the Moore River…
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