In 1885, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan purchased Tempe House and renamed it “St Magdalen’s Retreat”. It was sometimes referred to as the Good Samaritan Convent.
Photograph by Stewart Watters of Cleveland House
This image shows children dancing around a maypole.
This image shows the grounds and the building of the Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital for Crippled Children.
When the Sisters of the Good Samaritan owned Tempe House (which they renamed St Magdalen’s Retreat) they operated a laundry on the site.
This image shows the outside windows of the dining room and dormitory of the Bishop Murray Memorial Home.
This image shows the building and gounds of the Bishop Murray Memorial Home.
This is a photograph of the Burnside home ‘Troup’. It shows a single-storey cottage with decorative chimneys. Several children and a woman are standing on the verandah of the home. This image was published in a document called ‘Troup’, which was created by UnitingCare Burnside to provide historical information about the home. This photo is…
This image shows a group of adults shaking hands at the entrance to the Parramatta Girls Training Home.
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