This is an image of missionary Poland’s house at the Cape Bedford mission. The caption on the image reads “The Poland home at Elim which also served as school and church”. The State Library of Queensland’s description of this image reads “W. Poland came to join Schwarz at the Cape Bedford Reserve and stayed until…
This is an image of the exterior of the Corinda Infant’s Home. It shows a large two-storey wood-clad house with a front verandah and stair-case leading to the elevated entrance. It is surrounded by a simple fence of wooden posts and wire. This image was published in the Queenslander Pictorial, a supplementary publication to The…
This is an image of a dormitory at the Corinda Infants’ Home. It shows approximately 10 empty cots lined up along the walls of what appears to be an enclosed or converted verandah. The only other furnishings in the room are two small tables, each with a vase of flowers on top. This image was…
This is an image of the Duncan Infants’ Home at Coorparoo. It shows a large two-storey house with wrap-around verandahs. There are three women standing at the front of the house with a number of babies. This image was published in The Week on 3 June 1921 with the caption “Babies’ Home, Coorparoo. Formerly the…
This image is an illustration of the Female School of Industry at Darlinghurst. The illustration was made before construction of the building had been completed. The image shows a large two-storey building surrounded by high stone and iron fences. It also depicts several young girls in uniform standing outside of the house, possibly meant to…
This is an image of the Sydney Female Refuge on Pitt Street, Sydney. It shows the refuge in the foreground as a large building with two simple, two-storey wings on each side of a single-storey gated entrance. The Good Samaritan Convent is visible further along the street. This image was published in the Australian Town…
This is a photo of the Country Women’s Association Hostel, Murwillumbah. It was published in the Tweed Daily on 12 April 1949. The description given in the paper reads: “The house in James Street, Murwillumbah, which it is proposed should be acquired to serve as a hostel for country girls attending Murwillumbah High School.”
This is an image of the Glen Mervyn Junior Red Cross Home. It shows a large two-storey brick building with two wings, and four columns at its entrance. This photograph is undated. The date given is an estiamate.
This is an image of the Shuna Red Cross Home at Leura. It shows five girls making the beds on the sleeping verandah at Shuna, under the supervision of a matron. This image was published in The Sun on 13 July 1926, along with other images from Shuna and the Bodington Red Cross Hospital in…
This is a black and whtie image of Shuna Red Cross Home, Leura. It shows six girls standing on the path in the leading up to Shuna, and the house behind them. It was published in The Sun on 6 March 1927, along with other photos of the Shuna and Juong Red Cross Homes in…
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