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Vernon nautical training ship, c1875

Vernon nautical training ship, c1875

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State Library of Queensland

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(John Oxley Library)

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Vernon nautical training ship

An industrial training school for destitute children founded on a ship, the Vernon, and its successor Sobraon, was designed to protect and look after wayward boys, as well as giving them useful training.

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The first nautical training school, on a ship moored in Sydney Harbour, which aimed to rehabilitate and train juvenile offenders.