This is a photo of a display cupboard in the art and craft room at Janefield Training Centre. It shows a double-width cupboard with items such as dolls, animals, windmills, and magazine racks displayed – presumably all items made by children at Janefield. This photograph is part of the collection of the Greensborough Historical Society,…
This is a photographic negative of the Janefield Colony, also known as the Janefield Training Centre or Janefield Mental Hospital. It shows a long single-storey brick building with windows extending all along the front wall. Several metal-framed cots or beds can be seen in the windows, suggesting that this is possible a nursery building. There…
This is a photographic negative of the Janefield Colony, also known as the Janefield Training Centre or Janefield Mental Hospital. It shows a long two-storey brick building with three front doorways with white render and brick surrounds. Two cars can be seen parked in front of the building, and there is a dog sitting in…
This is a photographic negative of the Janefield Colony, also known as the Janefield Training Centre or Janefield Mental Hospital. It shows a long two-storey brick building with white windows, and a wide brick verandah. Several young girls all wearing dresses with white peter-pan collars can be seen standing on the verandah. The building is…
The Health Commission of Victoria was established in 1978 by the Health Commission Act 1977. It took on the responsibilities previously administered by the Mental Health Authority, Department of Health, Commission of Public Health, and the Hospitals and Charities Commission. The Health Commission had three divisions: the Public Health Division, the Hospitals Division, and the…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of McBride Maternity Hospital. It is one of a collection of 89 photographs relating to the Salvation Army in South Australia, collected by Verity Stevenson, who was a Social Work Officer with the Salvation Army.
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of Barton Vale Girls’ Home. It is one of a collection of 89 photographs relating to the Salvation Army in South Australia, collected by Verity Stevenson, who was a Social Work Officer with the Salvation Army.
This is an image of the Carramar Hostel at Girraween. It shows two people standing in the doorway of the Carramar Home, which is a brick house with three dormer windows along the roof. The caption published with the photo reads “Maureen Gordon and Rev. John Turner outside 69 Lyle St., Girraween”. This photo is…
This is a photo of St Alban’s Home for Boys at Cessnock. It shows a large single-storey brick building with ‘St Alban’s Church of England Home for Boys’ written in white text on the side next to a large white cross. There is a bicycle lying on the lawn in front of the building.
This is a photo of the interior of the chapel at the Church of England Boys’ Home, Carlingford. It shows the inside of a room with eight rows of chairs on either side of a small aisle leading up to a small wooden altar.
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