This is sketch of Strathmore at Glebe. It shows a grand three-storey stone building on top of a small hill. The first two floors of the building have verandahs, and the third is slightly smaller with large windows overlooking the grounds of the Strathmore estate.
This is a photo of the Church Rescue Home at Glebe, also known as Strathmore. It shows a grand three-storey stone building situated on a slight hill.
This is a sketch showing the front of ‘Avona’, the building which was later purchased by the Church of England for use as a girls’ home. The sketch shows a large two-storey building with ornate dormer windows, large front verandahs, and a glass conservatory at one side. The building sits above large decorative gardens. This…
This is a photograph of the Church of England Home For Girls at Glebe, also known as Avona. It shows approximately 25 girls standing on the lawn in front of a large two-storey house with ornate front verandahs, decorative dormer windows, and a glass conservatory on the side. The girls are all wearing white dresses…
This is a photograph of girls at the Church of England Home for Girls, Avona, at Glebe. It shows approximately 40 girls standing on a lawn in front of Avona, which is a large stone building with wrought-iron verandahs. Some of the girls are holding hands and standing in a circle, while others face the…
This is a copy of a photograph of Clifton Lodge from July 1987. It was donated to Stanton Library by the North Shore Historical Society. It shows a two-storey brick building with a cast iron verandah. There is a white van parked out front and signage that says “Sydney City Mission: Clifton Lodge”.
This is a photo showing the Church of England Training Home for Girls, also known as Tress-Manning Home, at Glebe. It shows a large two-storey brick building looking out over gardens behind a brick fence. Two other large buildings can be partially seen on either side of Tress-Manning. These are Avona (on the left) which…
This is a photo of the Havilah Little Children’s Home site at Normanhurst. It shows two large houses sitting next to each other, surrounded by lawns. This photo is undated – the dates included are an estimate.
This is a photo of the Protestant Federation Children’s Home at Dulwich Hill, following the renovations to the home that occurred in the mid-1940s. It shows a large square-fronted brick building with formal front gardens, set behind a brick fence with the house number ’50’ visible. There are two plaques on the fence, on either…
This is a watercolour painting of the building called “Tinonoe”, which housed the Protestant Federation Children’s Home at Dulwich Hill. It shoes a two-storey stone house with wooden upper balcony.
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