This is a sketch of the proposed Scheyville Training Farm. It shows four large single-storey buildings arranged around a central quadrangle and surrounded by farmland.
This is a photograph of boys in the dining hall at Scheyville Training Farm in 1926. It shows approximately 50 teenage boys seated around 6 large trestle tables eating a meal. They are inside a moderately sized, uninsulated weatherboard hall. A staff member in a white coat stands at the back of the hall. The…
This is a digital copy of an acetate negative taken by Mulligan, J. A. The image is held in the John Mulligan photograph collection, ca. 1960-1976, at the National Library of Australia.
This image shows boys near the lake at Karmsley Hills.
This is a digital copy of an image that appeared in the Sunday Sun-Herald on 4 November 2012. In the Sunday Sun-Herald article, this photograph is captioned “‘Inmates’ of the Parramatta Girls Home”. However, information from former residents and the date of this photograph confirms that this was taken at Kamballa, in 1975, after Parramatta…
This is a copy of an image from the Sisters of Mercy, North Sydney Congregation archives collection. This image shows the outside of the main building at Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara.
This is a copy of an image from the Sisters of Mercy, North Sydney Congregation archives collection. This image shows the inside of the Waitara Old Chapel at Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara.
This is a copy of an image from the Sisters of Mercy, North Sydney Congregation archives collection. This image shows the outside of the Waitara Mercy Block and Nursery at Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara.
This is a copy of an image from the Sisters of Mercy, North Sydney Congregation archives collection. This image shows the outside of the McAuley Mothercraft Nursing Home at Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara.
This is a copy of an image from the Sisters of Mercy, North Sydney Congregation archives collection. This image shows the outside of the Kindergarten at Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara.