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School No.4136 in the grounds of the Home staffed by members of the Education Department

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.114.

Opening of the new wing at Frankston 1913

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.221.

Melbourne Ragged Boys Home Cnr Latrobe Str and Exhibition St, Melbourne. Opened 1912

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.21.

Matron and her charges at the Melbourne Ragged Boys Home

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.7.

In 1901 Pine Villa was rented for three years and then purchased for £250

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.17.

Holcombe at Frankston was purchased in 1922

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.36.

Children at play at Williams Street

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.147.

Boys smile for the cameras

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.78. It shows a group of boys running through the Gateway at The Menzies Home for Boys.

Attractive flats for homeless young people [editor’s note: this is the original caption]

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.190.

Aerial view of Minton Boys Home, showing the extensive buildings at Olivers Hill

This is a copy of a photograph published in ‘One Thousand White Onions’: a history of caring for children since 1865 on p.88.