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The new Deaf and Dumb School for girls at Waratah

This is a digital copy of an image that appeared in the Newcastle Morning Herald, made by Newcastle Cultural Collections. The original caption reads ‘New Deaf and Dumb Hostel, Waratah’.

Pupils: Rosary Convent, Waratah, 1908

This is a copy of a photograph in the archives of the School for Deaf Girls, Waratah (formerly known as Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute) at the Rosary Convent, Waratah, NSW, Australia, held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, Australia. The image shows a group of pupils and teachers sitting outside on the…

A Day at the Beach: 1928

This is a copy of a photograph in the archives of the School for Deaf Girls, Waratah (formerly known as Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute) at the Rosary Convent, Waratah, NSW, Australia, held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, Australia. The image shows a group of pupils and teachers sitting on a deck…

Rosary Convent at Waratah: Rosary Convent (Alfred Street, Waratah) Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Waratah)

This is a digital copy of an image by Ralph Snowball (1849-1925), held by Newcastle City Council and made by Newcastle Cultural Collections

The Murray-Dwyer Orphanage at Mayfield West

This is a copy of a photograph that appeared in the 1900-1950 Mayfield Jubilee souvenir booklet.

The mission farm entrance in 1962

This image shows the entrance to Marella Mission Farm.

Rainbow Lodge and grounds (II)

This image shows the outside of the building.

Cobar War Memorial Hostel

This image shows the outside of the Cobar War Memorial Children’s Hostel.

Rainbow Lodge and Grounds (I)

This image shows the outside of the building.

Panic Flight from Leura, Bushfires 1957

This is a copy of the front page of The Sun, as part of a collection of photographs of the 1957 Leura, Wentworth Falls and Woodford fires.