The Child Welfare Agreement Ordinance 1941 (Act no. 12/1941) was Commonwealth legislation that approved an agreement made between the Commonwealth and the state of New South Wales for the reception, detention and maintenance in institutions in NSW of children committed to those institutions by courts of the ACT. When an ACT court committed a child…
This photograph shows the C.W.A Girls’ Hostel, Bunbury (also known as Heath House) in 1957. The hostel is shown as a single-storey cottage located on a small hill. The photograph shows a neighbouring cottage to the right of the hostel, and what appears to be a large water tower behind it. This photograph was published…
This is a small collection of photographs showing the exterior and interior of Catherine House in Broome. The photos include the plaque unveiled on the opening of Catherine House, children playing on the front verandah, kitchen, dining room, play room, bathroom, bedrooms, and lounge room. These photographs were contained within a file from the Department…
This is a photograph taken at the Mount Margaret Mission around 1935. It shows boys at the mission standing in front of, and sitting and standing in the windows of, the boys’ dormitory, which is under construction.
This is an image of Mogumber (also known as Moore River Mission) showing several mission residents, including children, outside a cottage at the mission.
This is an image of the girls’ dormitory at Mt Margaret Mission. It shows several girls inside the dormitory; some sitting on beds holding dolls and others sitting on the floor playing with a tea set. The beds in the room are arranged in three rows and are placed close together. There are several pictures…
This is a photograph taken at the Mt Margaret Mission in 1931. It shows girls lined up outside of the girls’ dormitory, with two women (possibly staff members) standing behind them.
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