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Author
Heimans, Frank
Title
St Michael's Orphanage Part One; Interviewee Ray Aquilina, born 1939
In
The Hills: Sydney's Garden Shire
Type of Work
Website
Imprint
The Hills Shire Council, 29 November 2007
Url
http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Library/Library-e-Resources/Hills-Voices-Online/Community-Stories/St-Michaels-Orphanage-Ray-Aquilina
Description

The first part of Frank Heimans' interview with Ray Aquilina, who spent his childhood in St Michael's Orphanage, Baulkham Hills, and later joined the management committee. Heimans was placed with his brother when their father could not look after them. He describes the daily routine, and what it was like to live with so many boys.

This page contains photos of buildings from the 1930s and children who were at St Michael's in the 1940s.

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Eastern side of St Michael's Orphanage Baulkham Hills 1940s
Title
Eastern side of St Michael's Orphanage Baulkham Hills 1940s
Type
Image
Date
1940 - 1949
Publisher
The Hills Shire Council

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