This is a photo of the Charlton Boys Home at Glebe. It shows two large two-storey houses next to each other. The caption published with the photos reads “120 boys are cared for in Charlton Homes”. This photo is undated – the date included is an estimate.
This is a photo of the Charlton Boys’ Home at Bowral. It shows a large single-storey house surrounded by trees and gardens. The caption published with the image reads “Side view of the new Charlton Home at Bowral”. This photo is undated – the date included is an estimate.
This is a copy of a photograph showing new signage being erected at the entrance of the Alexandra Toddlers’ Home, run by the Ballarat Town and City Mission.
This is a photo of the Charlton Boys Home at Castle Hill. It shows a weatherboard house raised on stilts surrounded by bushland. Two people can be seen standing on the front verandah of the home, and two horses are grazing in front of it. This photo is undated – the date included is an…
This is a photo of the Warrawillah seaside holiday home for girls run by the Church of England at Collaroy (also called Narrabeen). It shows a small weatherboard cottage behind a white wooden fence, with a large tree in the front yard. There is a sign in front of the house that reads “Warrawillah Seaside…
Warrawillah Seaside Holiday Home for Girls was opened by Church of England Homes at Collaroy on the 6th October 1956. It was used to provide holidays to girls living at the Church of England Girl’s Home at Carlingford. Warrawillah closed in 1976 due to the poor condition of the building, and the effects of beach…
This is a photo of the Crecy group home at Eastwood (also called Marsfield). It shows a standard brick suburban home, with trees and a low stone fence at the front. Behind the house is a large water tank, and visible on the right hand side of the photo is a portion of a sign…
Kingsleigh Group Home was a family group home opened by the Anglican Home Mission Society at St Ives in 1975. It closed in February 1977, and the children living there were returned to their parents. From 1978 the Kingsleigh name was re-used for another family group home operated by the Anglican Home Mission Society at…
This is a photograph of the Kingsleigh Group Home at St Ives. It shows a large brick house with a single-storey and a two-storey section, located on sloping ground. The house appears to be in the final stages of construction – building tools and materials can be seen in the foreground of the photograph next…
Carinya Girls’ Hostel was established by the Anglican Home Mission Society at Hurstville on 29th February 1976. It was a hostel for up to eight girls, aged 14 to 16 years old, who had been before the Courts and released on probation. It was intended to be an alternative to the larger more institutional youth…
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