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Glass negative – HMVS Nelson, Williamstown, Victoria, Apr 1898

This image shows the bow and figurehead of the training ship HMVS Nelson tied up at the wharf on the day it was auctioned.

Andrew Kerr Memorial Home

This is an image of the Andrew Kerr Memorial Home in Tanti Avenue, Mornington.

Dhurringile Homestead

This is an image of Dhurringile Homestead when it was taken over by the military authorities as part of the accommodation for prisoners-of-war of number 13 Prisoner-of- War Group. It housed German officers.

Hurlingham: a Carry On Club Project

This is a digital copy of an undated brochure produced by the Carry On Club to raise funds to support the Hurlingham children’s home. It contains information about the Carry On Club, the home, and has images of the home and its residents.

Immigration – Child migration schemes – Dhurringile Rural Training Farm boys arrive

This is an image of boys destined for the Dhurringile Rural Training Farm for boys at Tatura, Victoria, disembarking from a ship.

Boys for farm school

This a copy of the photograph of a group of boys destined for the Northcote Children’s Farm. It appeared in The Age on 27 July 1938, p.8 The original caption reads: ‘The principal of the Northcote Farm School, Bacchus Marsh (Col. S. J. Heath) and his wife, with the 28 English boys who arrived yesterday…

Frank and Samantha talk about their experiences in locating and accessing their records

This is a 5 minute video featuring Frank who was in care during the 1940s and early 1950s, and Samantha, who spent 5 years in residential and foster care in the 2000s. The video is part of the training resource: ‘Who Am I? Making Records Meaningful: Resources to guide Record-Keeping Practices which support Identity for…

St Cuthbert’s in Colac

This is an image of St Cuthbert’s Children’s Home, as it was known from the 1960s, at Elliminyt, Victoria, taken from a2013 article in the Colac Herald titled ‘No justice for alleged rape victim’.

Morning Star Estate

This is an image from 2011 of the former Morning Star Boys’ Home. This webpage is no longer in operation. this URL is taken from the wayback machine and is dated 13 March 2019.

Lutheran Children’s Home

This is an image of the Lutheran Children’s Home, 52 Sackville St, Kew.