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Children’s Court, Sydney

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the State Children Relief Board Report for year ended 5 April, 1912. The Children’s Court building was newly opened when this photo was taken.

Eastern side of St Michael’s Orphanage Baulkham Hills 1940s

This is image is on The Hills, Sydney’s Garden Shire Council Library website.

Minister Opens Keelong Remand Centre Unanderra

This image shows the exterior of Keelong Remand Centre. Please note the State Library of New South Wales’s Government Printing Office collection of photographs taken in August 1978 includes a a range of images of the buildings and the official opening of the Keelong Remand Centre.

State wards at Raith Lark Hill Hostel at Campbelltown

This is an image of children at Raith Lark Hill Hostel in April 1978. Please note the State Library of New South Wales collection includes 25 images of a group of young state wards (children) at Raith Lark Hill Hostel, Campbelltown, taken in April 1978 by the Government Printing Office.

Minister Opens Keelong Remand Centre Unanderra

This image shows the outside of the Keelong Remand Centre.

158. Female School of Industry SH 577

This is a copy of a photoprint of the Female School of Industry on Maquarie Street, Sydney. It was published in the album ‘Photographs of Public and Other Buildings, &c. photographed by Charles Pickering’.

Dalwood Home at Seaforth

The image shows the outside of Dalwood Children’s Home. The image file has the note: “A gift from wealthy real estate man, Sir Arthur Dalwood, establishing the famous charity trust.” (Ted Hood, 13/9/1988)

St John’s Orphanage, Thurgoona

This is a copy of an image that appeared in The Border Mail and came with the caption: It has been discovered the old Sisters of Mercy orphanage fence had been placed 1.5m over the boundary into council land.

Female School of Industry, 1834 / F. Walker

This is a copy of a drawing by F. Walker of the Female School of Industry on Macquarie Street, Sydney.