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On the sunlit veranda of Collaroy Home, convalescing children are shown in their beds, tended by nursing staff. A young bedridden boy is covered by a sheet as he holds his books. The front of the home is visible as the Reverend Dobbinson and a nurse walk the grounds. Another view of the home’s veranda is seen and the Reverend Dobbinson talks to one of the children.
Curator’s notes
Dobbinson regularly visited convalescent children at the St Giles home in Tasmania (which he helped establish). His passionate support for children with disabilities, especially those affected by polio, was probably one of the motivations for making this film.
