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Minali – Children on play equipment

This is a photograph of children playing on play equipment at Minali. It shows eight children in school uniforms using a wooden climbing frame and metal slide, surrounded by lawns with trees in the distance. Two adults are just visible in the background. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes…

Minali – House from street

This is a photograph of what was likely one of the cottages that made up Minali Receiving Home at Lidcombe. It shows the front an older fibro cottage with tin roof, and brick front porch. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of…

Taldree & Kamballa – Front gates

This is an image of the front gates of Taldree and Kamballa. It shows iron gates opening onto a curving driveway bordered by tall stone walls covered in ivy, leading behind a stone building. The gates have circular decorations, with one reading ‘Taldree’ and the other presumably reading ‘Kamballa’, though it is not clearly visible….

Lynwood Hall – Dining Room

This is a photograph of an empty dining room at Lynwood Hall. It shows a large room with five six-seater tables each set with a table cloth, cutlery, napkins, cups, jugs, and small vases of flowers. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department…

Lynwood Hall – Swimming pool

This is a photograph showing girls diving into the swimming pool at Lynwood Hall. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.

Lynwood Hall – Girls in garden

This is a photograph of girls in the gardens of Lynwood Hall. It shows several girls wearing long purple dresses with white aprons and small sun hats or bonnets standing in gardens around a fountain. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of…

Lynwood Hall – Girls outside

This is a photograph of girls outside of Lynwood Hall. It shows six girls wearing blue dresses in the gardens in front of a large single-storey white rendered building. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.

Lynwood Hall – Girls in hallway

This is a photograph of girls in the main entrance hallway at Lynwood Hall. It shows two girls wearing yellow polo shirts and dark blue skirts looking at a bucket of over-sized yellow flowers in a hallway, in front of a large wooden and stained glass door. The hallway is decorated with several vases of…

Lynwood Hall – Girls in the kitchen

This is a photograph of girls in the kitchen at Lynwood Hall. It shows two girls in white dresses with aprons and hair-covers working at the stove and oven in the Lynwood kitchen. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice….

Lynwood Hall – Girls playing netball

This is a photograph of girls at Lynwood Hall playing netball. It shows seven girls playing on a grass netball court, with houses and trees visible in the background. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.