This image shows the property where the Church of England Children’s Home was located.
This image shows the property where the Church of England Home for Children was located.
This is an image of Kardinia House, which was the site of Kardinia Children’s Home from 1947 to 1986. The caption for this image reads: “Geelong. Kardinia House built before 1855. Built for Dr Thomson the first Mayor of Geelong. House totally transformed in the 1880s with bay windows. Kardinia House is one of the…
This image shows the property where the Church of England Babies’ Home and later Church of England Girls’ Hostel was located.
This is a photograph showing boys mowing the lawn and tending to gardens in front of the main building at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs heldby the State Library of Victoria.
This is historical footage of the Northcote Farm School
This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1941 that includes boys from St Vincent de Paul Boys’ Orphanage, South Melbourne. The caption reads: ‘Various shots as schoolboys make camouflage nets for the army, they weave the thick thread in and out. One boy bounces on a net held by other boys to test the…
This is a photograph showing boys sitting at their desks inside the classroom at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs held by the State Library of Victoria.
This is a photograph showing one of the dormitories at the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn. It is part of the Try Boys Society Collection of photographs held by the State Library of Victoria.
This image shows a group of people, including Sir R Talbot, gathered for the opening of the Clifden Farm and Try Boys Home at Wedderburn, Victoria. The group are gathered next to a large single story building. A sign next to the entrance of the building reads “Allcroft”. This image is part of the Try…
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