The Parliament of Australia issued a national apology to the Forgotten Australians on 16 November 2009. ‘Prime Minister says sorry’ is a video of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivering that apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra.
This is a photograph of the clock tower at St. Huberts Vineyard, Coldstream, taken around 1950. It shows the clock tower. It had previously been part of the Church of England Boys Society Training Farm at Yering, also known as St. Huberts Training Farm. According to the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum this clock tower was…
This is an image of ‘Ashleigh’, a large house in Widford Street, Glenroy which housed the Salvation Army Glenroy Girls’ Home from 1902 to 1915. The house was later renamed ‘Sunnilands’.
This is an image of the Glenroy Girls’ Home, run by the Salvation Army. This image shows at least 40 girls, all dressed in white pinafores, standing on the upper verandah of the home, which is a very large, ornate, two-storey house. More girls, similarly dressed, sit on the lawn in front of the house,…
This image is an engraving of the Melbourne Protestant Orphan Asylum created by Arthur Willmore in 1862. It shows a large number of children accompanied by several adults sitting and standing in front of a large, ornate, stone building.
This is a copy of a document from Child and Family Services Ballarat. It is a historical timeline of the Ballarat Orphanage and its previous and subsequent names, beginning in 1865, going up to 1994. The last page is a list of Superintendents and Secretary’s at the institution, from 1865 up to 1989.
This is a digital copy of a photograph of St Vincent de Paul’s Children’s Home. It is published in the book Holding on to hope (2004) with the following caption: ‘The double-story, red brick building, constructed on an elevated site close to the beach in 1938, originally functioned as a convent and holiday home. It…
This is an image of the Central Methodist Mission Girls’ Memorial Home at Fairfield. It shows a large, two-storey brick building surrounded by lawn and gardens. This image was published in The Central Mission Report for 1940. The title was taken from this publication.
This is an image of residents of Moreland Hall working in the laundry. It shows 17 young women working at various stations in the laundry. They are being supervised by a member of staff.
This is an image of the “new wing” Moreland Hall, which was completed around 1940. It shows a two-storey brick building with large windows. This image was published in The Central Mission Report for 1940. The title was taken from this publication.
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