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Corner of Day Nursery, Cicada, Croydon

This is a photograph of the nursery at the Cicada Home. It shows a room with three wire-framed cots with nets suspended above them. It was published in the 1912 Annual Report for the State Children Relief Board. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the…

Corner of Dormitory for Mothers, Cicada, Croydon

This is a photograph of the mother’s dormitory at the Cicada Home in Croydon. It shows a bright room with at least six single beds, each with white sheets and a white canopy suspended above it. There are wooden chairs next to each bed, a table with a vase of flowers in the centre of…

Brush Farm – Play equipment

This is a photograph of play equipment at Brush Farm. It shows a swing set on a lawn, with a see-saw, climbing frames, and a brown brick building 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. This…

Brush Farm – Girls playing on lawn

This is a photograph of girls playing on the lawn in front of the Brush Farm House. The girls are wearing a uniform of dark jumpers and light blue skirts. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is…

Brush Farm – Blaxland building

This is a photograph of several single-storey brick buildings at the Brush Farm site. One of the buildings has a sign on the wall identifying it as the Blaxland building. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.

Yarra Bay Home – Boys in dormitory

This is a photograph of three boys in a dormitory at Yarra Bay House. It shows three young boys all wearing different patterned shirts pointing looking through the windows towards the ocean. They are in a pink-painted dormitory with rows of small iron-framed beds with cream bedspreads. There is no other furniture in the room….

Yarra Bay Home – Boys running

This is a photograph showing a group of six boys running along the side of Yarra Bay House. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Yarra Bay Boys’ Home

This is a photograph of the Yarra Bay Boys’ Home. It shows a two-storey brick building with a rounded turret on one corner, and arched windows and walkways along the ground floor. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This…

Phillip Cottage – Dining room

This is a photograph of the dining room at Phillip Cottage. It shows a room with four octagonal tables, each with five chairs. There is a serving hatch through to the kitchen in one of the walls. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW…

Phillip Cottage – Front of house

This is a photograph of the front of Phillip Cottage. It shows a single-storey brick house with a stepped front yard and driveway divided by brick retaining walls.  This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.