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Royal Hospital for Women, completed

This is a digital copy of a photograph held by the Benevolent Society. Original Hospital Building, Royal Hospital for Women.

Rockdale Babies Home

Photograph of the Sydney Rescue Work Society, from papers held by Integricare. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Sydney Rescue Work Society – Administrative Offices of the Society

This photograph of the Sydney Rescue Work Society is from papers held by Integricare. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Scarba House today

Scarba House as it appeared between 1995-2005.

State Library of New South Wales

The Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

Official opening

Oficial Opening by Mrs Fuller wife of Colonial Secretary, Scarba House, 26 September 1917.

Life at Scarba House

Scarba House and grounds, 1930 – 1940. Panoramic view of Main Block Observation and Isolation Block Grounds Playground and Children.

Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and Babies

61 Albion Street Annandale c. 1970

Carramar

Carramar maternity home in Turramurra, from ABC Four Corners 1965-1966. In 1966 the ABC Four Corners television programme visited Carramar, as part of a story on adoption and footage from the Home was featured in a 2012 Four Corners story about forced adoptions.

Abandon All Hope – a history of Parramatta Girls Home

Caption taken from YouTube: Abandon All Hope is the first documented history of the Parramatta Girls Home – a project made possible through the Parrastories Heritage and Stories fund, Parramatta City Council. Until now the story of this State operated welfare institution has remained relatively unknown. The document examines the site’s archaeological heritage together with…