
Description: This is a photo of the boys and staff of the Church of England Boys’ Home, Carlingford, lined up in front of the Buckland Memorial Home. It shows a large group of boys lined up in front of a large two-storey brick building with archways along the centre ground-floor section. This image was published in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate on 10 November 1932. It was published with the following caption: “Church of England Home for Children. Boys lined up at the Boys’ Home in Pennant Hills road, Carlingford. A garden fete is being held at the Girls’ Homes on Saturday next, and Mr. F. H. Stewart, M.H.R., will perform the opening ceremony at 2.30pm. Sympathisers are invited to help the movement. Included in the entertainments will be folk dancing, physical drill on the lawns by the girls, glee singing by the boys, singing by the tiny tots. Bring your children to the slippery slide and other attractions. The motor drive to Carlingford is one of the best around Sydney. Annie E. Hare is the hon. organiser”