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Series number: 5529 
Title: Photographs of Scheyville Training Farm 
Start date: c. 01 Jan 1926 
End date: c. 31 Dec 1946 
Contents start date: c. 01 Jan 1926 
Contents end date: 23 Jun 1946 
Descriptive note: Most of the photographs in this series are pasted into a small album. They appear to have been taken at various times to illustrate the extent of the property, its environment, the training programs offered, the lifestyle of the young men while in training, building work (which may be the alterations to the property in 1929) , and possibly the dilapidated state of the property when it was returned to the state government after World War II.

The photographs show views of the Training Farm, interiors and exteriors of buildings, an architect's perspective sketch dated 1928 and farm workers engaged in agricultural and livestock related activities. There are no captions, therefore none of the farm workers are identified by name, and the buildings are not identified but may possibly include immigrants recruited under the Dreadnought Scheme and other British migration schemes. Most of the photographs are undated.

Included in the album is a photograph of an architectural sketch of Scheyville Training Farm by B.Wilshire, Designing Architect in Charge, dated 1926, and photographs of buildings under construction, possibly the new block of buildings commenced in February 1929.

Also included are two loose photographs of Cooper Park, dated 23 June 1936. 
Home location: This series is held at Western Sydney Records Centre. 
Format: Photographs 
Images:
[Family group on verandah of Manager's Cottage at Scheyville Training Farm]
[Manager's cottage and Post Office at Scheyville Training Farm]
Sketch of Scheyville Training Farm, by B. Wiltshire, Designing Architect in Charge
Arrangement: None discernible 
Bridging aids:  
Copies: The images in this series have been digitised and may be viewed in Photo Investigator. 
Item control status: Item lists are available electronically. 
Creating agency:
2448 Training Farm for City Lads (1905-1910) / Government Agricultural Training Farm, Pitt Town (1910-1913) / Government Agricultural Training Farm, Scheyville (1913-1940)  01 Jan 1926 ~ 31 Dec 1946 
Current agency responsible:
413 Department of Labour and Industry [1](1896-1940) / Department of Labour and Industry and Social Services (1940-1944) / Department of Labour and Industry and Social Welfare (1944-1956) / Department...  
Preceding series:
None
Succeeding series:
None
Related series:
None
Controlling series:
None
Controlled series:
None
Activities documented by this series:
64 Agricultural Education and Training  01 Jan 1926 ~ 31 Dec 1946 
Persons creating this series:
None
Record items in this series:
27 [Blacksmith at work at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
38 [Building under construction at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
39 [Building under construction at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
40 [Building under construction at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
36 [Building under construction at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
24 [Faces of four young men mounted onto a harvesting scene at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
23 [Faces of seven young men mounted onto a view of a harvesting scene at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
3 [Family group on verandah of Manager's Cottage at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
41 [Farm workers being taught to milk at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
30 [Farm workers feeding chickens at Scheyville Training Farm]  01 Jan 1926 ~ 01 Jan 1926 
   
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