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Industrial School [located at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford]

This is an image of the Industrial School, built in 1868, situated at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford.

Laundries [Magdalen Asylum, Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford]

This is an image of the outside of the laundries of the Magdalen Asylum, located in the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford.

Providence [editor’s note: located at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford]

This is an image of the Providence building, located at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford.

Sacred Heart [editor’s note: Magdalen Asylum, Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford]

This is an image of the Sacred Heart building, part of the Magdalen Asylum located at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford.

St Aidan’s Orphanage

There are several images of St Aidan’s on its entry in the Victorian Heritage Database.

‘A haven of refuge’

This is a clip from the South Melbourne Methodist News from c.1924, depicting the work of Sisters with children in this inner-city suburb of Melbourne.

Travancore – clinical examination

This image appeared in the Department of Mental Hygiene’s annual report for 1953.

Travancore – school and clinic

This image appeared in the Department of Mental Hygiene’s annual report for 1953.