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Girls with Marian Sandland and Elsie Bicker outside the girls’ dormitory of the Graham Home at Mt Margaret Mission.

This is a photograph taken at the Mt Margaret Mission in 1931. It shows girls lined up outside of the girls’ dormitory, with two women (possibly staff members) standing behind them.

Boys working at the milking shed at the Townsville orphanage, October 1911

This is an image of the milking sheds at the Townsville orphanage. It shows at least 6 boys at the shed, some of whom are milking cows.

St. Joseph’s Orphanage

This is a photograph taken at the opening of a new wing at St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Largs Bay, in 1917. The image shows a crowd gathered around a large two-storey brick building decorated with flags, with some spectators standing on the roof of a portion of the building. Two inset images further show the extent…

La Grange Mission, W.A. October 1979 [picture]

National Library of Australia summary: “Inappropriate housing and metal play equipment which became hot in the sun and unsuitable for use at La Grange Mission.”

On the verandah at the Diamantina Hospital, ca. 1925

This is an image of the Diamantina Hospital, which, from 1883 to 1893, had been the Diamantina Orphanage. The description published by the State Library of Queensland alongside this photo reads: “Established as an orphanage in 1883, after several changes of function it became a hospital for chronic diseases in 1897. It was renamed the…

The Townsville orphanage and the National School, North Ward

This is an image of the Townsville orphanage and the Townsville National School. This image is undated, the date included is an estimate. CityLibraries Townsville published the image with the following note: “The photo is taken from cleveland Terrace, and looks over Eyre and Mitchell Streets.”