The Female School of Industry, Darlinghurst Road, early 1870s

Description: This is a photograph taken of the Female School of Industry on Darlinghurst Road in the 1870s. It shows a large two-storey stone building with a front verandah, surrounded by a brick and iron fence. This image was published in Children of the Back Lanes: destitute and neglected children in colonial New South Wales in 1986. The original image is held by the State Archives of New South Wales.
Date: 1870s
Source: Children of the Back Lanes:destitute and neglected children in colonial New South Wales, John Ramsland
Rights: Museums of History NSW
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