This is a photograph of Nindeebai Education Hostel published on inHerit, the website of the State Heritage Office of Western Australia. It shows a portion of a long single-storey building with cream painted brick and a red tiled roof. The building appears dilapidated, and most windows are boarded up.
This is a photograph of the exterior of Winbirra Remand Office at Winlaton.
This is an image of the Methodist Children’s Home that was published in the Western Mail newspaper on 26 April 1923. It shows the main home building, consisting of two large wings joined by a covered walkway. A small group of people are standing in front of the home. This photo was published alongside a photo…
This is a photograph taken at Lombadina Mission in the late 1950s. In the foreground there are two Aboriginal women carrying children, while several people behind them are riding donkeys. Several mission buildings are visible in the background.
This photograph shows approximately 20 people, mostly Aboriginal children, at the Lombadina Mission. In the background there are two mission buildings made of metal sheeting, and a large water tower.
The Royal Women’s Hospital was established in 1856. Its first location was a two-storey house in East Melbourne, then in 1858 it moved to a site in Madeline St (now Swanston St) in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Originally called the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital and Infirmary for Diseases of Women and Children, its name was…
This is a photograph showing a long line of mostly Aboriginal people entering a large white-rendered church at Beagle Bay Mission. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs taken by W.H. Rourke during his career as a teacher and school inspector in North-West Western Australia, and published in his autobiography ‘My Way’.
This is a photograph showing several cottages and small buildings at Beagle Bay Mission. The buildings are a variety of different sizes, and are made out of corrugated iron, metal sheeting, and un-milled timber. There are no people visible in this image. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs of various communities in…
This is a photograph taken at the Beagle Bay Mission. It shows several mission buildings surrounded by large, old eucalyptus trees. This photograph is part of an album of Western Australian missions that was compiled by Auber Octavius Neville, who was the Chief Protector of Aborigines and Commissioner of Native Affairs in Western Australia.
These two photographs were published in an article in the Examiner newspaper on 14 July 1944 titled ‘Care of Crippled Children’. The caption published with the images reads ‘The top picture shows the St. Giles’ Home for Crippled Children at Amy-road, and the lower is that of the new school (opened this year) attached to…
Dec 18, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
