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…
This is an image of The Female School of Industry in Petersham. It shows the large, two-storey house that formed the school, with approximately 24 people seated in a line on the ground (presumably girls attending the school) and three standing (presumably staff at the school) in front of the house. Though the photo quality…
This is an image of Santa Marina hostel for mothers and babies at Waverley (now Bondi), Sydney, in 1919. It shows the front of the large, ornate, two-storey house, with the matron and a nurse holding a baby standing in front of the house. This image was originally published in the Sunday Times on 28…
This is an image of the Dr. Dill Macky Memorial Home for Children at Auburn. It shows a large two-storey house with verandahs, and at least two people (possibly staff members in uniform) standing on the lower verandah. It was published in the Watchman on 30 January 1919.
This is a digital copy of a photograph held by the University of Newcastle Archives
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