This photograph shows a boy operating a radio at Endeavour House/Institution for Boys, Tamworth, likely running an in-house radio program. It shows a boy in a small room sitting at a desk and speaking into a microphone while surrounded by cassettes, albums, posters, and various playback devices. This photograph is part of a collection of…
This is a photograph of boys playing cricket in the courtyard at Endeavour House/Institution for Boys, Tamworth. 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.
This is a view of the courtyard at Endeavour House/Institution for Boys, Tamworth, viewed from behind a tall barred fence. It shows a two-storey building with a series of small windows running along it (likely the windows to the cell blocks) looking over a narrow courtyard ending with a high brick wall. This photograph is…
This is a photograph of the cellblock at Endeavour House/Institution for Boys, Tamworth. It shows a hallway with six cell doors on either side, each with a small pile of clothing sitting ext to them. There is a second floor visible at the top of the image, with a safety net dividing the top and…
This is a photograph showing the entrance to Endeavour House, also known as the Tamworth Institution for Boys. It shows a large arched doorway in a brick building, with the date 1879 carved into the stone above it. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the…
This is a photograph of a boy working on an engine in a workshop at Endeavour 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.
This is a photograph of a bedroom at Endeavour House. It shows a small room or cell with a single bed with a bright orange bedspread, a small set of shelves, a chair, and a footstool. The room is filled with Indigenous-style paintings and woodwork items. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs…
This is a photograph of the Eastwood Home for Mothers and Babies. It shows a large two-storey stone house. There is a woman in a long white dress standing by the front door, near three cots that are sitting on the verandah. There appear to be four beds placed on the upper verandah. This photograph…
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…
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…
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