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Fire engine in the Centenary Parade, corner of Flinders and Denham Street, Townsville, November 1964

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Staff around table, Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965Department of Children's Services, ca. 1965View of the Townsville Orphanage, North Ward, Townsville, ca. 1920St George's Family Group Home, Mason Street, North Rockhampton, ca. 1980Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant's Home, Wooloowin, ca. 1910Illustration of immigrant ship, "Towing Out", 1844Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965Royal Brisbane Hospital, ca. 1965Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910Staff and children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville ca. 1910Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970Three staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970Staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970Cake during Carramar Children's Home staff party, Townsville, 17 March 1970Group photograph of Carramar Children's Home staff, Townsville, 17 March 1970Monitors, Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1915Five staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1985Staff members of Carramar Children's Home with a retirement card, Townsville, ca. 1975Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990TARA (Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment) Unit building, Townsville, ca. 1995TARA (Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment) Unit building, Townsville, ca. 1995Signage for TARA (Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment) Unit, Townsville, ca. 1995Carramar Children's Home building, Townsville, ca. 1990Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Outdoor seating at Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, ca. 1990Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Carramar Children's Home staff, Townsville, ca. 1990Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Buildings of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Carramar Children's Home building, Townsville, ca. 1990Carramar Children's Home building, Townsville, ca. 1990Two staff members of Carramar Children's Home by the river, Townsville, ca. 1990Five staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Two staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1990Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1980Staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1980Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1975Staff members of Carramar Children's Home at a party, Townsville, ca. 1975Staff members of Carramar Children's Home at a party, Townsville, ca. 1975Staff members in girl's dormitory at Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974Staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974Two staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974

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The Monsoon Stories Collection was funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments. However, content in this Collection does not necessarily represent the views of either Government.
Townsville City Council acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this Land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders, past and present- and all future generations.