This is a photograph of a dormitory at Karril Cottage. It shows a large room containing at least four small partitioned cubicles, each with a bed, chair, desk, mirror, wardrobe, a small rug on the floor, and blankets at the end of the beds. There are no decorations in the room or in the cubicles….
This is a photograph of boys on bicycles at the front of Karril Cottage. It shows four boys riding in the driveway of a brick cottage. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph showing a child and a woman patting a dog in front of Hargrave House. They are standing in the driveway, which is lined by beds of red and white flowers. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community…
This is a photograph of one of the beds at Hargrave House. It shows a single bed with an orange plaid bedspread in the corner of an un-decorated room with white walls. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph on children playing on play equipment in the garden of Hargrave House. It shows approximately 16 children playing on swings and climbing frames, holding balls, and riding on scooters. St Stanislaus College, Bathurst, is visible in the background. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and…
This is a photograph of children playing cricket in a field outside of Hargrave House. It shows approximately 13 children, supervised by two adults, playing cricket in front of three connected brick buildings. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.
This is a photograph of children in the courtyard at Hargrave House. It shows approximately 10 children in a brick courtyard between two brick buildings, surrounded by garden beds filled with bright flowers. One of the children is on a bicycle. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions…
The New South Wales Government Departments for Child and Social Welfare created a collection of about 5000 photographs relating to out-of-home care and state wardship. This collection includes images of individual children who had been placed in government-run Homes and institutions. Some children appearing in photographs have been named, but many have not yet been…
This is a photograph of Kirinari student hostel at Sylvania, Sydney. It shows a large mural with images of fish, birds, snakes, and other wildlife painted on the side of a large brick building. This image was published in the Aboriginal Hostels Limited annual report for 1986-87.
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) was established in June 1973 to provide hostel accommodation and related services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. AHL was established by the Commonwealth Government as a not-for-profit company, with the AHL board reporting to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. It ran at least one children’s home/hostel for…
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