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Boys making hay at the Northcote Training Farm, Glenmore, near Bacchus Marsh, Vic

This photograph was taken at Northcote Training Farm school, Glenmore, Victoria. It shows three boys in overalls (presumably residents of the training farm) forking hay onto a small cart.

Boys at Northcote Training Farm school at Glenmore near Bacchus Marsh – holding piglets

This photograph was taken at Northcote Training Farm school, Glenmore, Victoria. It shows two boys (presumably residents of the training farm) each holding two piglets.

Boys mustering cattle at Northcote Training Farm school, Glenmore, near Bacchus Marsh

This photograph was taken at Northcote Training Farm school, Glenmore, Victoria. It shows a boy (presumably a resident of the training farm) on horseback with cattle on a farm.

Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton

This is a panoramic photgraph of the Melbourne Orphanage site at Brighton. It shows the main orphanage building in the centrer of the image, with two further buildings on each side. All buildings are tw-storey bluestone buildings. The central building is the most ornate, with a central spire and many large windows. There are ornate…

Box Hill Boys’ Home

Girls’ Home – Murrumbeena – Victoria

This is an image of the Murrumbeena Girls’ Home. The description provided for this image by Stonnington Libraries reads: “Belgrave was built in 1873 for Robert and Elizabeth Benson on 14 acres (5.6 hectares) of pasture land at the corner of Dandenong Road and Benson’s Road (Belgrave Road). For further information on Belgrave and its…

Bible presented to Selina Sutherland

The inscription reads: Presented to Miss Sutherland, by a few of the girls whose lives have been blessed through her loving labours in connection with the Scots’ Church Children’s Aid Society as a small token of their heartfelt gratitude and esteem. Melbourne, August 23rd 1886. The bible contains some press clippings, presumably kept there by…