This is an image of Drummond Cottage on Terminus Street, Liverpool, in 1960. Drummond Cottage had previously been the premises of Our Children’s Home, Liverpool from 1887 to 1936. It appears here as a large, single storey house with wrap-around verandah (part of which has been converted into an enclosed room), two chimneys, and a…
This is an image of “Tallimba”, Camden, NSW. It was published in the Department of Youth and Community Services Annual Report 1974. The title of this image has been taken from that report.
This is an image of St Joseph’s Orphanage, Cowper, as published on the website of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea. The photo shows a large, white rendered two storey building with small central balconies, situated behind a wire fence and gate with stone pillars. In the background more…
This is a photograph of St Brigid’s Girls’ Home, Ryde, taken by Arthur Ernest Foster around 1938. The image shows girls from St Brigid’s Girls’ Home in the front garden of the St Brigid’s Convent, with St Brigid’s Orphanage in the background. The title for this image was provided by Ryde Library & Information Services.
This is an image of The Nest Children’s Home, Arncliffe. It shows approximately 25 young girls and several adults (presumably staff members) in the grounds of The Nest, standing in front of the manor house. The girls are all wearing white dresses, and many have what appears to be white ribbons in their hair. The…
This is an image of Our Boys’ Home in Camden, published by the Sydney Rescue Work Society c.1920 in a pamphlet titled The Cry! Women and Children in Need – Will You Answer It?. The image shows the Boys’ Home (a large two storey brick building) in the background with a group of 21 boys…
This is an illustration of the Manly Industrial School and Orphanage as it appeared in 1896. This image was published in Australian Town and Country Journal on 6 June 1896.
This image is a sketch of the proposed development of St Vincent Boys’ Home, Westmead. It shows a number of large buildings surrounded by farmland and bush. It was published in an article in The Catholic Press on 16 September 1899.
This is a copy of a photograph from the National Archives of Australia. On the ‘Destination Australia’ website, the image has this caption: ‘Mr John Fraser, himself from England but settled in Australia, briefs new arrivals before they board the charter bus which will take them to the farm [Karmsley Hills].’
This is a copy of a photograph from the National Archives of Australia. On the ‘Destination Australia’ website, the image has this caption: ‘Little Brothers (from Britain) at BBM (Big Brother Movement; later known as British Boys Movement) War Memorial Training Farm Established in 1925 to assist young men from Britain to emigrate to Australia…
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