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Report

Author
Child Welfare Department
Title
Annual Report: Child Welfare Department of New South Wales
Imprint
New South Wales government, 1923-1970
Url
https://www.opengov.nsw.gov.au/main
Description

The OpenGov NSW web resource has digitised annual reports of the Child Welfare Department.

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  • Report of the Minister of Public Instruction on the work of the Child Welfare Department, Department of Education, Sydney, 1921-1931; 1935/36-1954/55. Details

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Anglewood Special School - new administrative block in foreground. Yean Cottage in background.
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Anglewood Special School - new administrative block in foreground. Yean Cottage in background.
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Image
Date
1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The Assembly Hall at Yawarra can be used for indoor basketball or converted into a well-equipped gymnasium. The stage (at rear) will be used for concerts and dramatic productions
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The Assembly Hall at Yawarra can be used for indoor basketball or converted into a well-equipped gymnasium. The stage (at rear) will be used for concerts and dramatic productions
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Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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At work on a school project at Thornbury Lodge
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At work on a school project at Thornbury Lodge
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Image
Date
c. 1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Ballet at Thornbury Lodge
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Ballet at Thornbury Lodge
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Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Bidura Receiving Home
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Bidura Receiving Home
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Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Boys at Mount Penang demonstrate their skill in the gymnasium
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Boys at Mount Penang demonstrate their skill in the gymnasium
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Image
Date
c. 1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Boys at work at the mechanics shop, Mt. Penang
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Boys at work at the mechanics shop, Mt. Penang
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Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Boys coming out to play at May Villa, with the new school building in the background
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Boys coming out to play at May Villa, with the new school building in the background
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Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The boys from Castle Hill House leave for school
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The boys from Castle Hill House leave for school
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Image
Date
c. 1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A broadcast in preparation at station 2DA, Daruk Training School
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A broadcast in preparation at station 2DA, Daruk Training School
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Image
Date
1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Brougham boys out on a picnic
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Brougham boys out on a picnic
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Image
Date
c. 1960
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Brush Farm girls have morning fruit in the internal courtyard of a new cottage
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Brush Farm girls have morning fruit in the internal courtyard of a new cottage
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Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Brush Farm Home
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Brush Farm Home
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Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Brush Farm playing area
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Brush Farm playing area
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Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Castle Hill House
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Castle Hill House
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Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Children at
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Children at "Raith", Campbelltown
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Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Children at lunch, King Edward Home
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Children at lunch, King Edward Home
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Image
Date
c. 1960
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Children at play, Corelli
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Children at play, Corelli
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Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Children from Garran, Rotherwood, Suttor and Renwick Cottages benefit from co-education at Southwood School, Mittagong
Title
Children from Garran, Rotherwood, Suttor and Renwick Cottages benefit from co-education at Southwood School, Mittagong
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Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Clairvaux boys on their way to a game of football. The playing fields below are part of the Clairvaux grounds
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Clairvaux boys on their way to a game of football. The playing fields below are part of the Clairvaux grounds
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A classroom shop at Werrington Park - a practical lesson in money sums for intellectually handicapped lads [original caption]
Title
A classroom shop at Werrington Park - a practical lesson in money sums for intellectually handicapped lads [original caption]
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Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"Coallee", the new cottage at Werrington Park
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Image
Date
c. 1962
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A cookery class in progress in the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
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A cookery class in progress in the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
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Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Creative art and craft activities have been expanded following the opening of the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
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Creative art and craft activities have been expanded following the opening of the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The Dining Room - Bidura
Title
The Dining Room - Bidura
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Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The dining room at Linden Cottage [Mittagong]
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The dining room at Linden Cottage [Mittagong]
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Image
Date
1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The dining room at Werrington Park
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The dining room at Werrington Park
Type
Image
Date
c. 1960
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A dormitory at Ormond School, Thornleigh, with outlook on the School's swimming pool and tennis courts
Title
A dormitory at Ormond School, Thornleigh, with outlook on the School's swimming pool and tennis courts
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Dormitory, Metropolitan Girls' Shelter
Title
Dormitory, Metropolitan Girls' Shelter
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Dormitory, Parramatta Girls Training School
Title
Dormitory, Parramatta Girls Training School
Type
Image
Date
c. 1958
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Dressmaking class at Parramatta
Title
Dressmaking class at Parramatta
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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An exterior view of the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
Title
An exterior view of the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Facing the starter at Waverley Cottage, Mittagong
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Facing the starter at Waverley Cottage, Mittagong
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Future Citizens -
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Future Citizens - "Thornbury Lodge"
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Image
Date
c. 1958
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Gymnastics practice, Mount Penang
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Gymnastics practice, Mount Penang
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Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The high staff-inmate ratio at Brush Farm Infants Home enables close attention to be given to the developmental needs of each child [original caption]
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The high staff-inmate ratio at Brush Farm Infants Home enables close attention to be given to the developmental needs of each child [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Homework time for the High School students at Weroona
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Homework time for the High School students at Weroona
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Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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House parents and girls in a Brush Farm Dormitory
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House parents and girls in a Brush Farm Dormitory
Type
Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Houseparents and boys at
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Houseparents and boys at "Rowe", the newest of the cottages at the Training School for Boys, Mittagong
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Houseparents at Garran and other cottages share hobbies and other interests with the children in a warm family atmosphere (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Title
Houseparents at Garran and other cottages share hobbies and other interests with the children in a warm family atmosphere (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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In class at Brougham
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In class at Brougham
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Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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In the classroom at Brougham
Title
In the classroom at Brougham
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Image
Date
c. 1960
Publisher
New South Wales government

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In the metal-work room at Daruk
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In the metal-work room at Daruk
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Image
Date
c. 1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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In the nursery at
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In the nursery at "Myee"
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Image
Date
c. 1962
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Institution for Girls, Hay. Morning parade for the nine girls in residence.
Title
Institution for Girls, Hay. Morning parade for the nine girls in residence.
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Intellectually handicapped girls at Brush Farm make good use of a swimming pool provided with the assistance of Eastwood Rotary Club and the manufacturer [original caption]
Title
Intellectually handicapped girls at Brush Farm make good use of a swimming pool provided with the assistance of Eastwood Rotary Club and the manufacturer [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The kindergarten at Winbin
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The kindergarten at Winbin
Type
Image
Date
c. 1963
Publisher
New South Wales government

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"King Edward" - a home for school-aged girls at Newcastle who are shown here in the lounge of the home
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Landscape Gardening at Mount Penang
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Landscape Gardening at Mount Penang
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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"Lark Hill" - milk time for toddlers
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Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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"Lark Hill" - the Nursery. "Lark Hill" is in the same grounds as Raith. The two homes together care for a wide age range of children [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Lessons in the sun at Bidura School
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Lessons in the sun at Bidura School
Type
Image
Date
c. 1963
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Limited playing area has been used to maximum advantage at
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Limited playing area has been used to maximum advantage at "Royleston"
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Linden Dormitory [Mittagong Cottages]
Title
Linden Dormitory [Mittagong Cottages]
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Image
Date
1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Lynwood Hall grounds
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Lynwood Hall grounds
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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"Lynwood Hall" - front entrance, grounds, and ornamental fountain
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Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The main buildings at Berry Training Farm with boys returning from school
Title
The main buildings at Berry Training Farm with boys returning from school
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Main entrance to Yasmar. This building houses the Administrative Section and the Ashfield Children's Court
Title
Main entrance to Yasmar. This building houses the Administrative Section and the Ashfield Children's Court
Type
Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The main entrance, Mt. Penang designed and built by the boys and staff
Title
The main entrance, Mt. Penang designed and built by the boys and staff
Type
Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Manual training class at Toombong School
Title
Manual training class at Toombong School
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"May Villa" boys show improved ability and co-ordination on the climbing equipment
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Minda dormitory, laundry, recreation area and courtroom
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Minda dormitory, laundry, recreation area and courtroom
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Minda main entrance
Title
Minda main entrance
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The Minister for Child Welfare opens Weroona on 7 March 1959 [the official reopening of Weroona]
Title
The Minister for Child Welfare opens Weroona on 7 March 1959 [the official reopening of Weroona]
Type
Image
Date
7 March 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Modernised within, the exterior of the Training School for Girls, Parramatta, retains its old-world charm [original caption]
Title
Modernised within, the exterior of the Training School for Girls, Parramatta, retains its old-world charm [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Morning assembly at Ormond School. The new classrooms adjoin the Recreation Room (showing on extreme left)
Title
Morning assembly at Ormond School. The new classrooms adjoin the Recreation Room (showing on extreme left)
Type
Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Mount Penang 50 years ago and to-day
Title
Mount Penang 50 years ago and to-day
Type
Image
Date
c. 1962
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Mount Penang Training School for Boys: Project completed this year
Title
Mount Penang Training School for Boys: Project completed this year
Type
Image
Date
c. 1958
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook, a training school for the more amenable delinquent boys [original caption]
Title
Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook, a training school for the more amenable delinquent boys [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The new cottages and school buildings at Brush Farm
Title
The new cottages and school buildings at Brush Farm
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The new school buildings at Anglewood Special School
Title
The new school buildings at Anglewood Special School
Type
Image
Date
1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The new wing at Werrington Park
Title
The new wing at Werrington Park
Type
Image
Date
c. 1961
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The old car and cubby house in the grounds of
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The old car and cubby house in the grounds of "May Villa"
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The
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The "old" home, Brush Farm - one of Sydney's historic buildings, it is now unsuitable as a children's home but is to be retained for administrative and other purposes [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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One of the new dormitories at Brush Farm
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One of the new dormitories at Brush Farm
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A pleasant recreation room at Rotherwood
Title
A pleasant recreation room at Rotherwood
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Posture chairs and sandbags help the physical development of handicapped babies - a scene in one of the sunny courtyards featured in the design of Brush Farm Infants Home [original caption]
Title
Posture chairs and sandbags help the physical development of handicapped babies - a scene in one of the sunny courtyards featured in the design of Brush Farm Infants Home [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The radio and television repair and maintenance workshop. Yawarra is the first of its training schools to provide instruction in this trade
Title
The radio and television repair and maintenance workshop. Yawarra is the first of its training schools to provide instruction in this trade
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"Raith" - children arriving home from school
Type
Image
Date
1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Recreation activities outdoors at Garran Cottage play an important part in the girls' social development (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Title
Recreation activities outdoors at Garran Cottage play an important part in the girls' social development (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The recreation room in the senior school at Yasmar
Title
The recreation room in the senior school at Yasmar
Type
Image
Date
c. 1962
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Redecorated dormitory at
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Redecorated dormitory at "Bethel Cottage" [Parramatta Girls Training School]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Rotherwood has been designed to provide a number of sun traps against the Mittagong winter. This patio is conducive to relaxed family living.
Title
Rotherwood has been designed to provide a number of sun traps against the Mittagong winter. This patio is conducive to relaxed family living.
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Sandstone retaining wall, Mt. Penang. The wall was designed and built by the boys with minimal supervision
Title
Sandstone retaining wall, Mt. Penang. The wall was designed and built by the boys with minimal supervision
Type
Image
Date
c. 1964
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A scene from the Department's film,
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A scene from the Department's film, "The Long Climb", illustrates the variety of tasks in which training is provided at the sheltered workshop at Werrington Park
Type
Image
Date
c. 1970
Publisher
New South Wales government

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School building at Bidura
Title
School building at Bidura
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The school library at Berry Training Farm
Title
The school library at Berry Training Farm
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The spacious hallway in Linden Cottage is designed as a sun trap [Mittagong]
Title
The spacious hallway in Linden Cottage is designed as a sun trap [Mittagong]
Type
Image
Date
1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Spacious lawns and gardens provide a delightful setting for Clairvaux, the new establishment for intellectually handicapped boys [original caption]
Title
Spacious lawns and gardens provide a delightful setting for Clairvaux, the new establishment for intellectually handicapped boys [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Swimming is a favourite sport at Ormond School
Title
Swimming is a favourite sport at Ormond School
Type
Image
Date
c. 1963
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Swimming pool at Werrington Park made by the boys and finished during the year
Title
Swimming pool at Werrington Park made by the boys and finished during the year
Type
Image
Date
c. 1960
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Teams from Training School for Girls, Parramatta, practise for the opening of the basketball season. Discipline, teamwork and enthusiasm enabled them to win every event [original caption].
Title
Teams from Training School for Girls, Parramatta, practise for the opening of the basketball season. Discipline, teamwork and enthusiasm enabled them to win every event [original caption].
Type
Image
Date
c. 1967
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Thornbury Lodge girls come home from school
Title
Thornbury Lodge girls come home from school
Type
Image
Date
c. 1968
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"Thornbury Lodge": A new home for Pre-school children
Type
Image
Date
c. 1958
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Toombong School - library class
Title
Toombong School - library class
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Training School for Boys, Mittagong: Drum and Bugle Band
Title
Training School for Boys, Mittagong: Drum and Bugle Band
Type
Image
Date
c. 1958
Publisher
New South Wales government

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The transformation of Hay: Dining and recreation room, and garden walk outside cabin block. Above: when taken over by the Department. Below: a few months later
Title
The transformation of Hay: Dining and recreation room, and garden walk outside cabin block. Above: when taken over by the Department. Below: a few months later
Type
Image
Date
c. 1962
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Turner Cottage boys returning home from school (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Title
Turner Cottage boys returning home from school (Mittagong Cottage Homes)
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Turner Cottage. Attractive spacious grounds are a feature of the ward cottages at Mittagong
Title
Turner Cottage. Attractive spacious grounds are a feature of the ward cottages at Mittagong
Type
Image
Date
c. 1963
Publisher
New South Wales government

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A used car donated by a Kurri Kurri citizen is completely rebuilt by the lads in the Yawarra motor maintenance workshop
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A used car donated by a Kurri Kurri citizen is completely rebuilt by the lads in the Yawarra motor maintenance workshop
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Werrington Park
Title
Werrington Park
Type
Image
Date
c. 1959
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"Worimi" - opened on 30th June, 1966 at Newcastle
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Title
"Worimi" - rooms for inmates. There are boy boys and girls at "Worimi" [original caption]
Type
Image
Date
c. 1966
Publisher
New South Wales government

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Yawarra was the first of the Boys' Training Schools to be equipped with a swimming pool at the time it was opened
Title
Yawarra was the first of the Boys' Training Schools to be equipped with a swimming pool at the time it was opened
Type
Image
Date
c. 1969
Publisher
New South Wales government

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