This description was supplied with the photograph and included on the library website: Groups of children from Nudgee Orphanage were immunised against Diphtheria. They totalled 600 and there were no ill effects. As a result of the favourable report, immunisation against Diphtheria was established in Queensland.
This description was supplied with the photograph and included in the library website: Originally the residence of the late J. W. Sutton, purchased by W. R. Black and opened on 24 November 1928 as the Presbyterian Home for Children.
This image was copied and digitised from an image appearing in The Queenslander, 12 March, 1921, page, 19.
This image was copied and digitised from an image appearing in The Queenslander, 12 March, 1921, page, 19. The Library description states: Children dressed in uniforms and hats are singing on the verandah of Alexandra Home, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland. Double pillars and decorative iron work ballustrading are visible on the front of the verandah.
This is an aerial photograph showing the site of the Lockhart River mission. It shows a clearing of land at the base of Bare Hill (near the Lockhart River) with two rows of buildings at the rear of the site, another smaller of group of buildings to the right of these, and a couple of…
This is an image of the Montrose Home for Crippled Children at Taringa. It shows a large single-storey house with enclosed front verandahs and a large double staircase leading to the front from the driveway. This image is undated, the date included is an estimate
This is a sketch of the Cape Bedford Mission at Elim made by Pastor Poland, a missionary at Cape Bedford Mission. The description provided by the State Library of Queensland reads: “Pastor Poland depicting the arrangements of buildings at the Elim Mission. Elim was settled north of Hope Valley but was found to be too…
This is an image of missionary Poland’s house at the Cape Bedford mission. The caption on the image reads “The Poland home at Elim which also served as school and church”. The State Library of Queensland’s description of this image reads “W. Poland came to join Schwarz at the Cape Bedford Reserve and stayed until…
This is an image of the exterior of the Corinda Infant’s Home. It shows a large two-storey wood-clad house with a front verandah and stair-case leading to the elevated entrance. It is surrounded by a simple fence of wooden posts and wire. This image was published in the Queenslander Pictorial, a supplementary publication to The…
This is an image of a dormitory at the Corinda Infants’ Home. It shows approximately 10 empty cots lined up along the walls of what appears to be an enclosed or converted verandah. The only other furnishings in the room are two small tables, each with a vase of flowers on top. This image was…
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