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Children outside the Goodwood Orphanage

The library description states: Children of the St.Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage (Sisters of Mercy) and their priest photographed at the entrance to the orphanage building on Goodwood Road, Goodwood, South Australia.

Spectators listening to an address at Goodwood Orphanage

The library description states: A crowd of spectators listening to an address delivered by a clergyman from the entrance to St. Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage at Goodwood, South Australia, possibly during a fete held in the grounds of that Institution.

A group of men and boys at the Orphanage, Goodwood

The library description states: A large group of men and orphaned boys at the St. Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage, Goodwood Road, Goodwood, South Australia

[Magill Industrial School, Adelaide]

This photo is incorrectly labelled by the National Library of Australia as St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Adelaide.

Fullarton Refuge Infirmary

This image was included in the Finding Your Own Way guide, section 2 and shows the infirmary at St Joseph’s Refuge, Fullarton.This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Largs Bay Orphanage

This image was included in the Finding Your Own Way guide, Section 2. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Walkerville Boys’ Home

This image shows The Church of England Boys’ Home at Walkerville. The library description states: Reproduced in the ‘Observer’, February 28th, 1925.

Original house used as the Home for Incurables

The library description states: The original house used as the Julia Farr Centre, Home for Incurables; a lithogrpaph by J.V. Morgan.

View of “Brig House”

This is an image of Brig House, which was later purchased by the Red Cross Society and used as the Lady Norrie Junior Red Cross Children’s Home. It shows a large, ornate, house surrounded by gardens. Two children can be seen standing in the garden looking at the house. This image was published in the…

Umeewarra Mission House Now Derelict

This is an image of two of the mission houses at Umeewarra Mission. It shows two tin-roof, tin-clad buildings with boarded up windows. The photo has been taken from behind a chain-link fence. This image was published by ABC News in an article reporting on the decision to postpone the demolition of the buildings following…