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New South Wales - Archival Series

Photographs of Scheyville Training Farm (c. 1926 - 1946)

From
c. 1926
To
23 June 1946
Website
https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ednqkf/ADLIB_RNSW110005772
Reference No
5529
Legal Status
State Records Authority of New South Wales Series Number

Photographs of Scheyville Training Farm are a series of photographs that show views of the Training Farm. They include photographs of the interiors and exteriors of buildings, an architect's perspective sketch dated 1928 and farm workers engaged in agricultural and livestock related activities.

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These photos have been digitised and are available for viewing through Photo Investigator on the State Records Authority of New South Wales Website.

Records

Most of the photographs in this series are pasted into a small album. They appear to have been taken at various times to illustrate the extent of the property, its environment, the training programs offered, the lifestyle of the young men while in training, building work (which may be the alterations to the property in 1929) , and possibly the dilapidated state of the property when it was returned to the state government after World War II.

The photographs show views of the Training Farm, interiors and exteriors of buildings, an architect's perspective sketch dated 1928 and farm workers engaged in agricultural and livestock related activities. There are no captions, therefore none of the farm workers are identified by name, and the buildings are not identified but may possibly include immigrants recruited under the Dreadnought Scheme and other British migration schemes. Most of the photographs are undated.

Included in the album is a photograph of an architectural sketch of Scheyville Training Farm by B.Wilshire, Designing Architect in Charge, dated 1926, and photographs of buildings under construction, possibly the new block of buildings commenced in February 1929.

Also included are two loose photographs of Cooper Park, dated 23 June 1936.

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Photos

[Family group on verandah of Manager's Cottage at Scheyville Training Farm]
Title
[Family group on verandah of Manager's Cottage at Scheyville Training Farm]
Type
Image
Date
1926
Source
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales

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[Manager's Cottage and Post Office at Scheyville Training Farm]
Title
[Manager's Cottage and Post Office at Scheyville Training Farm]
Type
Image
Date
1926
Source
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales

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[Meal time at Scheyville Training Farm]
Title
[Meal time at Scheyville Training Farm]
Type
Image
Date
1926
Source
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales

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Sketch of Scheyville Training Farm, by B. Wiltshire, Designing Architect in Charge
Title
Sketch of Scheyville Training Farm, by B. Wiltshire, Designing Architect in Charge
Type
Image
Date
1926
Source
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales

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Prepared by: Naomi Parry