This is a photograph of the locker room at Challoner cottage at the Mittagong Training Home, previously known as the Mittagong Farm Home for Boys. It shows two boys in a large room that has lockers lining the walls, two rows of benches in the middle, and mirrors on the walls. There is a large…
This is a photograph of a dormitory at Goodlet Cottage at Mittagong Cottage Homes, later known as Renwick. It shows a room filled with single beds placed against each wall topped with orange sheets. One of the beds is unmade, showing a very thin mattress on the bedframe. There is no other furniture in the…
This is two photographs of Suttor Cottage at Mittagong Cottage Homes, later known as Renwick. The top photograph is of Suttor Cottage taken from the side, and shows a large two-storey brick cottage with white bay windows. The front of the cottage is single-storey, with the second storey built underneath the back portion of the…
This is a photograph of Rotherwood cottage at Mittagong Cottage Homes, later known as Renwick. It shows a long, single-storey brick building with an offset roof with inset widows. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. It appears in a…
This is a photograph taken outside of the Southwood School at Mittagong Cottage Homes. It shows a large group of children in school uniforms playing on the playground in front of two long single-storey brick buildings. Several staff members are also present among the children. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of the Frances Barkman Homes, in the ‘Larino’ mansion in Balwyn. It shows a group of children in school uniforms walking into the house, being greeted by two adults. The image is part of the Laurie Richards collection at Museums Victoria.
This is a photograph of the Turner Cottage school, which was part of the Mittagong Farm Home for Boys, and later part of Mittagong Cottage Homes. It shows a small, blue, weatherboard cottage with a small sign on the front that reads “Turner cottage school”. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from…
This is a photograph showing four boys tending to flower beds at Yawarra Training School. They are in a small fenced off area next to several single-storey brick buildings. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph of what appears to be the dining room at Yawarra Training School. It shows a room filled with small, orange, four-seater tables. The room opens up onto a courtyard. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph of food being served at Yawarra Training School. It shows a woman passing plates of food through a serving hatch to a boy in a khaki uniform. The food being served appears to include spaghetti, scoops of mashed potato, mashed pumpkin, grilled tomato, and other vegetables. Two of the plates have…
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