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Trigg Hostel – Granville

This is a photo of Trigg Hostel, also known as Trigg Hostel for Working Boys, at Granville. It shows a federation-style two-storey brick building, with an upper-storey balcony. This photo is undated – the date given is an estimate.

Cornwell Group Home – Blacktown

This is a photo of the Cornwell Group Home at Blacktown. It shows a large two-storey brick house, with a small upper balcony. A person can be seen sitting in a chair in by the front door.

Marella Group Home – St Clair

This is a photo of the front of the Marella Group Home at St Clair. It shows a brick single-storey house somewhat obscured by gardens, with a garage with a curved doorway on the right hand side.

St. Augustine’s Orphanage, Geelong, Victoria [microform]

This is a small collection of microform records about St Augustine’s Orphanage, Geelong, held by the State Library of Victoria. It includes copies of the Admissions and Discharges register dated 1857-1878, which contains the names and brief details about children admitted to and discharged from the orphanage during that period. It also includes copies of…

Archives behind the scenes – Protestant (Male) Orphan School Admission Register

This is a video featuring records in the NSW state archives collection, an Admission Register from the Protestant Orphan School when it was located in Parramatta.

Ballarat Town and City Mission records

Access Conditions Records more than 99 years old are restricted from public access. Contact the Care Leavers Records Service. Records Ballarat Town and City Mission records is a collection of records that relate to a number of institutions in Ballarat: Alexandra Babies’ Home, Mission Rescue and Children’s Home, Canadian, George Street Children’s Home and Ballarat…

The Canadian Rescue and Children’s Home

This is a copy of a photo of the Canadian Rescue and Children’s Home from around 1917.

George Street Children’s Home

This is a copy of a photograph of the George Street Children’s Home.

Mission Rescue and Children’s Home, Canadian: Opening Celebration

This is a digital copy of a document from 1907, to publicise an event to celebrate the new opening of a new building at the Mission Rescue and Children’s Home, Canadian. It includes pictures of the Home before and after the additions in 1907.

Male Orphan School Roll book

This Roll Book contains the names of children admitted to the Sydney Male Orphan School between 1819 and 1848. It contains information including the child’s name, age, admission date, date leaving the school, parent’s names, parent’s occupation, parent’s address, and other notes, e.g. why they were discharged and to whom. At the back of the…