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Tallimba – Dormitory

This is a photograph of a dormitory at Tallimba. It shows a room with at least five beds, each with its own desk, chair, and wardrobe. The beds have green bedspreads on them, and the furniture is orange. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the…

Tallimba – Dormitory

This is a photograph of a dormitory at Tallimba. It shows a room with a sloped ceiling containing at least four beds, desks and chairs, and wardrobes. Each bed is in its own section, somewhat separated from others by the furniture. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions…

Tallimba – Games room

This is a photograph of the games/recreation room at Tallimba. It shows a room containing a ping-pong table, some tables with a checkers board set up on it, and two posters on the wall showing motorsports. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department…

Tallimba – Building

This is a photograph of one of the buildings at Tallimba. It shows the entrance to a two-storey brick building with bay windows and a covered front porch. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is undated, the…

Tallimba – Building

This is a photograph of one of the buildings at Tallimba. It shows a brick building on raised ground with a walkway or additional rooms underneath. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is undated, the date included…

Tallimba – School room

This is a photograph of a classroom at Tallimba. It shows a room with four six-seater tables, and a blackboard and teacher’s desk at the front. Some of the tables have various pieces of equipment on them such as a film projector and radio. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s…

Reiby – Dining room set for Christmas

This is a photograph of the dining room at Reiby set for Christmas dinner. It shows a long room with tables laid out in a horse-shoe shape set with cutlery, cups, napkins, flowers, fruit, and paper cut-outs of Christmas trees. There is a small hanging sign on the back wall that reads ‘Merry Christmas’, next…

Reiby – Dental surgery

This is a photograph of the dental surgery at Reiby. It shows a small room with a reclined dental chair, including a tray with equipment on it, a small sink, and an overhead light. There is a small back room with benches, a sink, and a piece of equipment on a tall stand. This photograph…

Reiby – Laundry

This is a photograph of the laundry at Reiby. It shows a large room with industrial washing machines along one wall, and short shelves/benches in the centre of the room. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is…

Reiby – View of grounds

This is a photograph of the grounds at Reiby, taken from an undercover walkway alongside a brick building. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.