Child Welfare Farm Home for Boys, Mittagong - the boot trade, 1938, courtesy of State Archives NSW.
This is a photograph of the cobblers workshop at Mittagong Farm Home. It shows four boys working at various stations alongside two older men making or repairing boots in a small workshop. The workbenches are busy with various materials, and newly made boots are lined up on the floor.
Series NRS-4481, Item Number St22035
Last updated: 4 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nsw/objects/OBJ000258.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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