The library description states: The original house used as the Julia Farr Centre, Home for Incurables; a lithogrpaph by J.V. Morgan.
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…
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…
This is a copy of a plan showing the site of the Kate Cocks Memorial Babies’ Home. It was published as an illustration to a chapter by Roslyn Paterson, ‘Kate Cocks, a caring policewoman’ (2005). The caption to this plan reads: ‘Composite plan of the former Brighton Babies’ Home, Hove, South Aust. drawn from information…
This is a copy of an image produced by the American Philosophical Society, titled ‘Eugenics is the self direction of human evolution’. It depicts a tree with roots, labelled with many different scientific fields, such as Genealogy, Genetics and Psychology. The caption reads “Like a tree, eugenics draws its materials from many sources and organizes…
This image shows the front of The Bridge Rescue Home, Adelaide. One person can be seen on the verandah of the Home.
This is an image of a postcard printed by CLAN as part of its campaign for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse. This postcard was addressed to the Premier of Victoria.
Four Corners report into forced adoptions in Australia. States that, over five decades in the 20th century, thousands of women gave up their newborn children for adoption. While they were supposed to make their decision freely, many claim they were coerced, bullied and their children were effectively stolen.
This is a link to a video on the Kevin Rudd YouTube channel, of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologising to the Stolen Generations.
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