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Exterior of Winlaton

This is a copy of a black and white photograph of the exterior of Winlaton. There are four cars parked and a driveway, with three lamposts.

Exterior of Winbirra Remand Office, Winlaton

This is a copy of a black and white photograph of the exterior of the Remand Office at Winbirra, showing the driveway and stairs leading up to the two entrances.

Nindeebai Hostel

This is a photograph of Nindeebai Education Hostel published on inHerit, the website of the State Heritage Office of Western Australia. It shows a portion of a long single-storey building with cream painted brick and a red tiled roof. The building appears dilapidated, and most windows are boarded up.

Exterior of Winbirra Remand Office, Winlaton

This is a photograph of the exterior of Winbirra Remand Office at Winlaton.

The Methodist’s Children’s Home, Victoria Park – General view of the Home

This is an image of the Methodist Children’s Home that was published in the Western Mail  newspaper on 26 April 1923. It shows the main home building, consisting of two large wings joined by a covered walkway. A small group of people are standing in front of the home. This photo was published alongside a photo…

Lombadina Mission, late 1950s?

This is a photograph taken at Lombadina Mission in the late 1950s. In the foreground there are two Aboriginal women carrying children, while several people behind them are riding donkeys. Several mission buildings are visible in the background.

Lombadina Mission, late 1950s?

This photograph shows approximately 20 people, mostly Aboriginal children, at the Lombadina Mission. In the background there are two mission buildings made of metal sheeting, and a large water tower.

Royal Women’s Hospital

The Royal Women’s Hospital was established in 1856. Its first location was a two-storey house in East Melbourne, then in 1858 it moved to a site in Madeline St (now Swanston St) in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Originally called the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital and Infirmary for Diseases of Women and Children, its name was…

Aboriginal people march through the Beagle Bay Mission and into the church for a service

This is a photograph showing a long line of mostly Aboriginal people entering a large white-rendered church at Beagle Bay Mission. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs taken by W.H. Rourke during his career as a teacher and school inspector in North-West Western Australia, and published in his autobiography ‘My Way’.

Corrugated iron cottages, Beagle Bay Mission, Western Australia, 1952

This is a photograph showing several cottages and small buildings at Beagle Bay Mission. The buildings are a variety of different sizes, and are made out of corrugated iron, metal sheeting, and un-milled timber. There are no people visible in this image. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs of various communities in…