Thank you for this wonderful documentary and the personal insights. I had never heard of this place and stumbled accidentally upon this video, for which I am very glad.
Thank you for making this beautiful video. My dad had a service station near St Johns and a friend lived across the road. It was sad to read about the fires last week. The photos in this video are outstanding!
daz par thank you for your kind words about my work. It was a 4 year project. Images from the exhibition at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery in 2016 Goulburn Boys’ Home are on my website. Thanks for watching. Agree it’s very sad
My step father lived in this home in the late 60's- 70's, we were just talking about it today. We stopped there back in 2000, on our way to Sydney from the Gold Coast. Quite a creepy place, it was housing domestic violence victims at the time I believe. My step father definitely doesn't have the happiest of memories regarding St. John's. He wasn't very fond of Sister Genevieve or Sister Elizabeth, but mentioned he took a liking to the Sister over seeing homework. I'll show him this video, I'm sure he'll be interested anyway
Taylor Daly my brother and I were 4 and 3 when we were 1st here in 1975-76. We moved to Brush Farm Cottages and then Raith Lark Hill in Bradbury. They took girl siblings in the last couple of years before it shut down.
Well done on this documentary, with the commentary, captions and pictures themselves indicating the life led by so many youngsters. It's heartening to hear that although life at the orphanage was hard, it turned out as preferable to life outside the institution. But in light of recent enquiries into child abuse in religious schools and other institutions, one can't help sense the torment and later trauma that many (it seems) must have experienced. So sad to think that some of those with smiles and looks of enjoying an innocent childhood would experience traumatic adult lives.
john johnson thanks very much for your kind words about my work. It was a labour of love spanning 4 years. I was lucky to meet many of the former residents whose stories shaped the doco. Thanks so much for watching.
My Dad was there from 1942 till 1952, he always spoke with respect for the nuns, life was hard, but the family did not want the 4 boys after their mother died.
I'm in all the beach pics taken at Batemans Bay, and those sports pics, ie egg and spoon race. tug a war were held in Canberra. The home used to divide us into two teams and we'd compete against each other at " The Canberra Races'.
Raynbo #### its great to hear from you - thanks for commenting. Phil has really helped me put all this together. You boys were an amazing lot! Feel free to get in contact if you'd like to add your story to my ongoing work :-)
@@michelledohertyphotomedia9866 just wondering if you have any photos etc regarding william kennedy. I am trying to track down my fathers history. Thank you
Very well made documentary. I'd love to check it out with some mates as we love photographing and exploring old areas. Are we likely to get in trouble if we explored it?
Bronwyn Gifford my apologies for the delay in responding. You can get in touch with the old boys and old girls through their dedicated website at stJohnsGoulburn.org - hope that helps
I dreamt this place last night , In my dream I was excited as I was in Australia in front of a St John building which looked perfect , I remembered the names of the place so I could see where was I , when I wake up in the morning in UK . In my dream I saw it perfect and people (ghosts )were all adults, some wanted to remain child and few ghost were children. I Doubted in my dreams that they were ghosts as there were no elderly in them. They messaged me to be sensitive about others feelings, we break other people heart without knowing, we offend others without noticing the impact it has on others, I understood their message before I woke up from the dream. o well, long story short, as soon I woke up today , I googled it and got shocked as the building is haunted and it does look exactly the same - except this is damaged and to my shocking , a haunted version of what I saw last night. Just to be very clear that on my dream I and the ghosts were in the front yard of this building last night and some ghosts were standing on the street.
Thank you for this wonderful documentary and the personal insights. I had never heard of this place and stumbled accidentally upon this video, for which I am very glad.
Thank you for making this beautiful video. My dad had a service station near St Johns and a friend lived across the road. It was sad to read about the fires last week.
The photos in this video are outstanding!
daz par thank you for your kind words about my work. It was a 4 year project. Images from the exhibition at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery in 2016 Goulburn Boys’ Home are on my website. Thanks for watching. Agree it’s very sad
Thank you for doing this, amazing work. Nice to put some human touch on what it was. I think the fires are a great loss to the history of the town.
Pablo Bork Bork thank you for your kind words on my work and for watching. All thanks goes to former resident Phil, the voice in the video.
My step father lived in this home in the late 60's- 70's, we were just talking about it today. We stopped there back in 2000, on our way to Sydney from the Gold Coast. Quite a creepy place, it was housing domestic violence victims at the time I believe. My step father definitely doesn't have the happiest of memories regarding St. John's. He wasn't very fond of Sister Genevieve or Sister Elizabeth, but mentioned he took a liking to the Sister over seeing homework. I'll show him this video, I'm sure he'll be interested anyway
Taylor Daly my brother and I were 4 and 3 when we were 1st here in 1975-76. We moved to Brush Farm Cottages and then Raith Lark Hill in Bradbury. They took girl siblings in the last couple of years before it shut down.
Well done on this documentary, with the commentary, captions and pictures themselves indicating the life led by so many youngsters. It's heartening to hear that although life at the orphanage was hard, it turned out as preferable to life outside the institution. But in light of recent enquiries into child abuse in religious schools and other institutions, one can't help sense the torment and later trauma that many (it seems) must have experienced. So sad to think that some of those with smiles and looks of enjoying an innocent childhood would experience traumatic adult lives.
john johnson thanks very much for your kind words about my work. It was a labour of love spanning 4 years. I was lucky to meet many of the former residents whose stories shaped the doco. Thanks so much for watching.
Great video !!!!!! Very sad story though.
My Dad was there from 1942 till 1952, he always spoke with respect for the nuns, life was hard, but the family did not want the 4 boys after their mother died.
Same
How sad!
I'm in all the beach pics taken at Batemans Bay, and those sports pics, ie egg and spoon race. tug a war were held in Canberra. The home used to divide us into two teams and we'd compete against each other at " The Canberra Races'.
Raynbo #### its great to hear from you - thanks for commenting. Phil has really helped me put all this together. You boys were an amazing lot! Feel free to get in contact if you'd like to add your story to my ongoing work :-)
@@michelledohertyphotomedia9866 just wondering if you have any photos etc regarding william kennedy. I am trying to track down my fathers history. Thank you
Hi Emy, You can get in touch with the old boys and old girls through the dedicated website at stJohnsGoulburn.org
sisters of mercy HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA they had NO MERCY, when they were beating and being cruel to these poor orphan children.
Literally. People should stop acting like this was a place of warmth and love, it was a cruel evil place.
So sad! Bad enough these children lost their parents; and then to be subjected to this! Heartbreaking!
@@vxorii4863 just reading what you wrote about st johns orphanage in goulburn, did you go there ?
@@lhk9974 yeah i actually did!! when i went it was pretty torn down, immediately felt off as soon as i walked in, such a sad place
most people get beated when they're a kid. it's part of the experience
Very well made documentary. I'd love to check it out with some mates as we love photographing and exploring old areas. Are we likely to get in trouble if we explored it?
Oh my I'd tears my dad was here from approximately 1946 to 1954 he was 6 years old ,can someone direct me to where I can find information and photos .
Bronwyn Gifford my apologies for the delay in responding. You can get in touch with the old boys and old girls through their dedicated website at stJohnsGoulburn.org - hope that helps
It was always cold in Goulburn
my parents lived in Goulburn in mid 60s they said it was a hole of a place
they were glad to get back to sydney
I dreamt this place last night , In my dream I was excited as I was in Australia in front of a St John building which looked perfect , I remembered the names of the place so I could see where was I , when I wake up in the morning in UK .
In my dream I saw it perfect and people (ghosts )were all adults, some wanted to remain child and few ghost were children. I Doubted in my dreams that they were ghosts as there were no elderly in them. They messaged me to be sensitive about others feelings, we break other people heart without knowing, we offend others without noticing the impact it has on others, I understood their message before I woke up from the dream.
o well, long story short, as soon I woke up today , I googled it and got shocked as the building is haunted and it does look exactly the same - except this is damaged and to my shocking , a haunted version of what I saw last night.
Just to be very clear that on my dream I and the ghosts were in the front yard of this building last night and some ghosts were standing on the street.
crap
I went there yesterday and took 45 photos sad the fires destroyed most of it n they are starting to demo it
I live in Goulburn lol
What’s so funny?
@@Ryan-qg9zr the place is haunted as shi and also its full of bums and jail birds
Mount Loretta, should be investigated !
Bet a Chinese bought the property