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Future Citizens – “Thornbury Lodge”

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1958.

Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook

This is a photograph of cattle being mustered in front of St Herliers training school.  It shows three people on horseback with a herd of approximately 40 cows in front of a range of large, two-storey brick buildings. This photograph was published in the Child Welfare Department Annual Report of 1966 along with the following…

Reiby School for Girls

This image is from the cover of a 1978 NSW Treasury report into the costs of building and maintaining NSW Child Welfare Department buildings.

Philip Cottage

This is a photograph of Phillip Cottage. It shows a brick house with someone standing on a small verandah along the side. This photo was used on the cover of a 1978 NSW Treasury report into the costs of building and maintaining NSW Child Welfare Department buildings. It is part of a collection of photographs…

Limited playing area has been used to maximum advantage at “Royleston”

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.

A cookery class in progress in the new instruction block at the Training School for Girls, Parramatta

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1970.

Redecorated dormitory at “Bethel Cottage” [Parramatta Girls Training School]

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.

Modernised within, the exterior of the Training School for Girls, Parramatta, retains its old-world charm [original caption]

This is a copy of an image that appeared in the Child Welfare Department of New South Wales Annual Report of 1967.