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Australian Jewish Welfare Society, Group Outside Children’s Home, Balwyn, Victoria

This is a copy of an image from the Laurie Richards Collection, held by Museums Victoria. The collection includes a number of promotional photographs of the Larino Children’s Home (also known as Frances Barkman House) in Balwyn.

The old Hobson’s Bay convict hulks

This print of a wood engraving was published in the Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil showing The Deborah on the left.

Former site of Kildonan and Allambie, Deakin University, Burwood campus

This is a copy of a photograph of a building on the Burwood campus of Deakin University. Situated on Elgar Road, the building was the former site of Kildonan, Burwood (1937-1961) and the former site of Allambie Reception Centre (1961-1990).

The South Yarra Home

This is a copy of page 30 from the Central Mission annual report for 1924, showing the ‘Main building fronting Lang Street’ and another image captioned ‘At work in the laundry’.

Church of England Boys Training Farm

This is an image of the Church of England Boys Training Farm at Lysterfield. This image is provided on the Yarra Ranges Heritage Database for the Church of England Boys Training Farm page.

112641 [dancers entertain children and soldiers at Camp Pell]

This is a copy of an image from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. [From catalogue description:] Melbourne, VIC. 1945-08-11. Pat and Malcolm Owen, Tivoli Performers, entertaining children from the Victorian Children’s Home during a children’s frolic held at the officer’s mess at Camp Pell.

112644 [children receiving gifts while visiting Camp Pell]

This is a copy of an image from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. [From catalogue description:] Melbourne, VIC. 1945-08-11. Major V. J. Flynn, GS02 (Staff Duties) Land Headquarters (LHQ), handing out toys to children of the Victorian Children’s Home during a children’s frolic held at the officer’s mess at Camp Pell.

Immigration – Church and religion in the migrant community – Father Maas establishes an orphanage

This is a copy of an image from the Immigration Photographic Archive, picturing Fr Leo Maas and some children at work at Providence Children’s Home in Bacchus Marsh in 1968.

136398 [children sitting in shelter during air raid precaution practice]

This is a copy of an image from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. [From catalogue description:] Melbourne, VIC. 1942-06-10. Pupils of the St Anthony’s Babies Home, Kew, sit quietly in their sand bag and concrete shelter during an air raid precaution practice.

112640 [children riding in a pony cart at Camp Pell]

This is a copy of an image from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. [From catalogue description:] Melbourne, VIC. 11 August 1945. Children from the Victorian Children’s Home having rides in the pony cart during a children’s frolic held at the officer’s mess at Camp Pell.