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Ballarat Benevolent Asylum

This is a photograph showing the full front exterior of Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. The date the photograph was taken and the name of the photographer are unknown, however it is estimated to have been taken in the 1860s.

Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat

This is a photograph of the exterior of Ballarat Benevolent Asylum showing the front entrance and North wing. The photograph was taken sometime between the mid 1860s and 1887 by Fred Kruger.

South Yarra Hostel, front entrance

This is a copy of an image of the front entrance of the South Yarra Hostel.

Copelen Street, South Yarra

This is a copy of an image of the buildings and grounds at 12 Copelen Street South Yarra, the former site of the Methodist Babies Home and the site of South Yarra Hostel and Copelen Street Family Centre in the 1970s and 1980s.

Front gates at 12 Copelen Street, South Yarra

This is a copy of an image of the front gates at 12 Copelen Street, South Yarra. At the time this photo was taken, the buildings housed the Copelen Street Family Centre. The South Yarra Hostel was next door. There are signs on the gate for the Methodist Babies’ Home (previously located on the list,…

Former St Martin’s House, 20 Balwyn Road, Canterbury

This is an image of St Martin’s House, which was located next door to ‘Shrublands’, the mansion where St John’s Home for Boys and Girls was located. The building where St Martin’s House was located was demolished in the early 2000s.

Kildonan – Xmas 1951

This is a copy of an image of an empty classroom at Kildonan.

Kildonan – Xmas 1951

This is a copy of an image of an empty dormitory at Kildonan.

View of the front of Pleasant Creek Special School, Stawell

This is a copy of a photograph from the collection of Department of Health and Human Services