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Parramatta Girls Home – Girls marching in sports teams

This is a photograph of girls at Parramatta Training School marching around a field carrying banners. The girls are in four teams wearing different coloured uniforms (black, white and pink, red, and purple). Two girls are the front of each group are carrying a large banner with the team name on it. Other photographs in…

Berry Training Farm – rear view

This is a photograph of the rear of Berry Training Farm. It shows two large brick buildings, one with large vines with bright orange flowers growing along the side. The buildings are surrounded by a low wooden fence, and paddocks with large trees and some old farming equipment. This photograph is part of a collection…

Berry Training Farm – Aerial view

This is an aerial photograph of Berry Training Farm. It shows two large central brick buildings with smaller outbuildings and a cottage surrounded by fields, some with cows in them, and hills in the background.  This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of…

Berry Training Farm – Boys playing basketball

This is a photograph showing approximately 15 boys with a dog playing basketball on a basketball court at Berry Training Farm.  This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Berry Training Farm – Boys on climbing frame

This is a photograph showing boys climbing on two metal climbing frames in the grounds of the Berry Training Farm. The boys are all wearing a uniform of grey pants, white shirts, and black jumpers. There are three buildings, a basketball court, and a car park visible in the background.  This photograph is part of…

Berry Training Farm – Food storeroom

This is a photograph of the food storeroom at Berry Training Farm. It shows a staff member holding a clipboard checking supplies on shelves in the room, which includes boxes of Weet-bix and Corn Flakes, bags of flour and sugar, and tins of pineapple rings, peaches, fish, sweet corn, tomatoes, and Vegemite. This photograph is part…

Yawarra – Aerial view

This is an aerial view of the Yawarra Training School site. It shows a large range of connected buildings surrounded by bushland, and some cleared fields. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice.

Yawarra – entrance

This is a photograph of the entrance to Yawarra Training School. It shows a driveway leading towards a range of brick buildings interspersed with tall trees spread out behind a brick wall with ‘Yawarra’ written on it. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW…

Yawarra – Garden and buildings

This is a photograph of buildings at Yawarra. It shows a lawn with garden beds and a flagpole in front of several single-storey brick buildings that are connected by an undercover walkway. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This…

Yawarra – Boys working on a car

This is a photograph of boys in the Yawarra workshop. It shows two boys working on a car, beneath a sign that reads “Designed & Built by the boys at Yawarra”. There are questions and instructions written on a chalkboard on the back wall. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s…