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Caretakers Cottage, Bondi

This is a photogrpah of Caretakers Cottage in Bondi. It shows the front of a grey, two-storey terraced building, with the Torres Strait Islands, Aboriginal, Australian, and Pride flags displayed on the 2nd floor verandah. This photograph was published in the Caretakers Cottage 2018 Annual Report.

Photograph of Miss Alice Kitchen with a group from St. Chrisopher’s Anglican Children’s Home in McLerie street, now Calabash street

This is a photograph showing a group including 13 children, seven young women, and Alice Kitchen in front of St Chrisopher’s Home, Young. This photograph is undated. The date included is an estimate.

In the care of the Church Sisters at Lochinvar

This is an image that was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate newspaper in 1934. The caption reads: “This picture shows a group of happy children cared for at St Christopher’s Home at Lochinvar by the Community of the Holy Name of the Church of England”. This is an example of how…

The youth refuge’s Surry Hills location

This is an image of Caretakers Cottage Surry Hills location. It shows a group of three-storey terrace houses, with white render, red roofs, and second-floor balconies (one enclosed). At the top of the right-most terrace is a inscription which reads “1869 Carlingford Terrace”.

The former Caretakers Cottage building in Paddington NSW

This is a copy of an image of the former building of Caretakers Cottage, Paddington.

Milne Legacy House, 33 Homebush Road, Strathfield

This is a copy of a photograph of Milne Legacy House. The caption is: “Established 10 years ago as a transition home for junior Legatees from 6 to 16.”

Caretakers Cottage, Paddington

This is a copy of a photograph of Caretakers Cottage which was published in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 10 November 1988 (‘Paddington youth refuge faces the threat of eviction’).

A delightful picture of “Bethany”, the Mackinnon Foundation of the Legion of Catholic Women for Children, situated at Strathfield

This is a copy of an image of Bethany Guest Home for Children of Sick and Expectant Mothers, published in a newspaper article in the Catholic Weekly from 1949.

Dr Dill Mackay Home

This undated black and white photograph shows a large building with a sign saying Dr Dill Macky Memorial Home on the front.

Arthur Sullivan’s house at 6 Queen Street, Mosman ‘Burrawang’

This is an image of ‘Burrawang’, a large house that was leased to the Spastic Centre free of charge by Arthur Sullivan in late 1944. This image was published in Nothing Is Impossible: Adventures in cerebral palsy by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. The date for this image is unknown, the date range included here is…