This is a photograph of Freeman House at Swan Homes, later known as Swanleigh. It shows a large two-storey brick building. Freeman House was opened in 1955 to accommodate child migrants from the UK and Europe. This photo is one of three taken of Freeman House on 3 August 1955 available at the State Library…
This is a photograph of the Benedictine Mission site at New Norcia. The photo was taken overlooking crops and gardens, with mission buildings including the church, convent, and monastery in the background. On the far left of the photo the St Joseph’s Orphanage/St Joseph’s College, which housed Aboriginal girls, is visible. St Mary’s School, which…
This is a photograph of St Joseph’s College at New Norcia Mission, which housed Aboriginal girls who had been placed at the Mission. It shows a long, single-storey stone and brick building with a decorative stepped roofline. Although this appears to be the front face of the building, there is no visible door or entrance-way….
This is an image taken at New Norcia Mission in October, 1986. It shows the building known as St Mary’s, which housed Aboriginal boys who had been placed at the Mission. The photo shows St Mary’s as a long, single-storey stone and brick building, painted red with white windows, doors, and foundations. The building looks…
Model legislation to harmonise adoption laws in all Australian jurisdictions was an initiative of the Australian Commonwealth in the 1960s. One pressing issue behind this move towards uniformity in adoption legislation in Australia was the lack of recognition of interstate adoption legislation. Jurisdictions all took different approaches to maternal consent and to processes such as…
This is a photograph of Nindeebai Education Hostel published on inHerit, the website of the State Heritage Office of Western Australia. It shows a portion of a long single-storey building with cream painted brick and a red tiled roof. The building appears dilapidated, and most windows are boarded up.
This is an image of the Methodist Children’s Home that was published in the Western Mail newspaper on 26 April 1923. It shows the main home building, consisting of two large wings joined by a covered walkway. A small group of people are standing in front of the home. This photo was published alongside a photo…
This is a photograph taken at Lombadina Mission in the late 1950s. In the foreground there are two Aboriginal women carrying children, while several people behind them are riding donkeys. Several mission buildings are visible in the background.
This photograph shows approximately 20 people, mostly Aboriginal children, at the Lombadina Mission. In the background there are two mission buildings made of metal sheeting, and a large water tower.
This is a photograph showing a long line of mostly Aboriginal people entering a large white-rendered church at Beagle Bay Mission. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs taken by W.H. Rourke during his career as a teacher and school inspector in North-West Western Australia, and published in his autobiography ‘My Way’.
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