Archives



Rehoboth Aboriginal Girls’ Home

This is a copy of a phtoograph of Rehoboth which was published in Fight for Liberty and Freedom on p.46. Its caption reads: Rehoboth Aboriginal Girls’ Home, Homebush, 1924, was established by Elizabeth McKenzie Hatton. This was also the first home for the Australian Aborigines Progressive Association.

The Alexandra Girls’ Home, Burwood Heights

This is an illustration of Alexandra Rescue Home, Burwood Heights, that was published in The Methodist in December 1902

New life for unique family

This is an image of a newspaper article from a Sydney newspaper which discusses the opening of Ruhamah in 1959.

Ruhamah Orphanage/Boys Home at South Hurstville

This image shows Ruhamah Children’s Home with children and staff standing in front of the building. This image was donated by Allan Kelson and is from an old family slide/negative.

South Sydney Mission Rest Home at Lawson

This is an image of South Sydney Mission’s Lawson Cottage, also known as “Stonbee”, that was published in The Methodist in December 1927.

Royleston, private home

This is a photograph of the exterior of the former Royleston institution in Glebe, taken after the building was sold and renovated as a private home. It was published to illustrate an article in the Daily Telegraph in November 2017.

Royleston

This is an image of Royleston, published to illustrate an article in the Daily Telegraph in November 2017.

Linnwood Hall

This is a copy of a photograph of Linnwood Hall that is published on ‘The Life of Riley’ website (the autobiography by Christina Green).

Rosebank, the Sydney Female Refuge from 1903

This is a copy of an image published to illustrate a post written by Paul F. Cooper about the history of the Sydney Female Refuge Society.

157. Benevolent Asylum SH 566

This is a digital copy of a photoprint in the State Library of NSW’s collection, part of the album ‘Photographs of Public and Other Buildings, &c …/photographed by Charles Pickering’. This photograph has the title: ‘157. Benevolent Asylum SH 566’.