The Boys Dormitory at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement c1929

1929 — A new Boys Dormitory opens with accommodation for fifty young boys. A detached kitchen stands at the rear of the building and is connected by a walkway. An ablutions block is located in the rear of the dormitory yard.

Young boys at the age of five are separated from their mothers and placed in the Boys Dormitory. They are housed there until they are sent out to work at the age of thirteen.
Select inmates are appointed to supervise the children. Rooms in each corner of the building are their accommodation. Under their supervision, the administration enforces a highly structured daily routine that serves to promote the values of cleanliness, discipline and order.