This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1948 about a group of child migrants from the United Kingdom to Australia, sponsored by the Big Brother Movement. It shows a ship that had 580 ‘new settlers’ on board, and states that 250 of them were under 12 years old. It mentions that some of the…
This video, produced in 1940, features McCleod House, also known as the Spastic Centre Country Children’s Hostel, in Mosman, Sydney. It shows scenes of life at the home, including children participating in classes, physical excercises, handcrafts, and at meal time. The narration gives an overview of the purpose of the centre and the methods used…
This undated black and white photograph shows a large building with a sign saying Dr Dill Macky Memorial Home on the front.
This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1966 about Iandra Methodist Rural Centre. The caption reads: ‘VS Of large old mansion called Iandra. VS Some of the underprivileged boys who live in mansion and then they go off to work on the fields and in the pig pens. MS Group of boys, pan to…
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…
This is an image of the Kirinari Hostel in Sylvania Heights. This photo is undated, the dates included are an estimate.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This image was included in a small photo album that was created by a staff member of Our Boys’ Home to send to their family in the UK in 1930.
This is an image of the six commissioners of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse with Dr Marie-Louise Ayers (centre), displaying the Message to Australia book. This image was published on the Royal Commission’s website.
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