This is a photograph on children playing on play equipment in the garden of Hargrave House. It shows approximately 16 children playing on swings and climbing frames, holding balls, and riding on scooters. St Stanislaus College, Bathurst, is visible in the background. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and…
This is a photograph of children playing cricket in a field outside of Hargrave House. It shows approximately 13 children, supervised by two adults, playing cricket in front of three connected brick buildings. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph of children in the courtyard at Hargrave House. It shows approximately 10 children in a brick courtyard between two brick buildings, surrounded by garden beds filled with bright flowers. One of the children is on a bicycle. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions…
The New South Wales Government Departments for Child and Social Welfare created a collection of about 5000 photographs relating to out-of-home care and state wardship. This collection includes images of individual children who had been placed in government-run Homes and institutions. Some children appearing in photographs have been named, but many have not yet been…
This is a photograph of Kirinari student hostel at Sylvania, Sydney. It shows a large mural with images of fish, birds, snakes, and other wildlife painted on the side of a large brick building. This image was published in the Aboriginal Hostels Limited annual report for 1986-87.
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) was established in June 1973 to provide hostel accommodation and related services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. AHL was established by the Commonwealth Government as a not-for-profit company, with the AHL board reporting to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. It ran at least one children’s home/hostel for…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of Lawson Rural Centre which was published in an article in the Truth newspaper in December 1945.
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This is a copy of a photograph that was published in an article on the news.com.au website in December 2025, showing the former site of the Homeless Children’s Association refuge.
Aboriginal Affairs photographic negatives is a series held by the National Archives of Australia. It consists of black and white 35mm and 6 x 6cm negatives and three 5 x 4″ (12.5 x 10cm) colour internegatives from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. These items document events relating to Aboriginal Affairs. It includes photographs of institutions such…
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