This video, produced in 1940, features McCleod House, also known as the Spastic Centre Country Children’s Hostel, in Mosman, Sydney. It shows scenes of life at the home, including children participating in classes, physical excercises, handcrafts, and at meal time. The narration gives an overview of the purpose of the centre and the methods used…
This image shows the property where the Church of England Babies’ Home and later Church of England Girls’ Hostel was located.
This is a photograph showing boys mowing the lawn and tending to gardens in front of the main building at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs heldby the State Library of Victoria.
This undated black and white photograph shows a large building with a sign saying Dr Dill Macky Memorial Home on the front.
This is historical footage of the Northcote Farm School
This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1941 that includes boys from St Vincent de Paul Boys’ Orphanage, South Melbourne. The caption reads: ‘Various shots as schoolboys make camouflage nets for the army, they weave the thick thread in and out. One boy bounces on a net held by other boys to test the…
This is a photograph showing boys sitting at their desks inside the classroom at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs held by the State Library of Victoria.
This is a photograph showing one of the dormitories at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs held by the State Library of Victoria.
This image shows a group of people, including Sir R Talbot, gathered for the opening of the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn, Victoria. The group are gathered next to a large single story building. A sign next to the entrance of the building reads “Allcroft”. This image is part of the Try…
This is an image of the the building called “Hawthorne” at 39 Skene Street, Newtown, Geelong, which housed the St Mary’s Hostel from 1945.
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