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Archbishop Duhig officiating at the opening of the Catholic holiday home at Sandgate, 1940

This description was supplied with the photograph and included on the library website: This home was run by the Catholic Daughters of Australia, for poor children of all denominations.

Horse drawn carts passing along Ann Street, Brisbane, 1914

This description was included on the library website: Photograph shows part of St Ann’s Industrial School and the stone wall and entry to All Hallow’s School along Ann Street.

Residents of Beulah Home 1960s

This image was donated by a former resident of Beulah Home.

Queen Alexandra Children’s Home, Coorparoo

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate only.

Matron sisters and children at the Queen Alexandra Home Coorparoo Brisbane Queensland ca. 1913

The library website includes the following description: Matron, sisters and children of the Queen Alexandra Home for children at Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland. The children are dressed in school uniform.

Children ready for school, Beulah Home 1960s

This image was donated by a former resident of Beulah Home.

Girls from M.U.I.O.O.F. Children’s Home

The following description was included on the back of the photograph: The old home, Kingcliffe, now Moorlands at 60 Gordon Parade, Manly, was opened in 1921 by the M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge as a home for orphaned children. Photograph is of three girls and there is a surname mentioned on the back of the photograph. They are…

Bishopsbourne in Milton

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate only.