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September 2010
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A violent, unjust and dehumanising system
In this excerpt from his book, Father Wally Dethlefs recounts some of the things that horrified him about Wilson Youth Hospital, and how he responded. Read more >
The betrayal
The Betrayal – Born in Innocence Raised in Hell is Wayne Miller’s personal history of his life as a ward of the state, resident in St Vincent de Paul’s Boys Home, South Melbourne and St Augustine’s Boys Home, Highton, Geelong. Read more >
Orphanage survivors
Orphanage Survivors: A True Story of St John’s, Thurgoona, by Howard Jones deals with a Sisters of Mercy orphanage near Albury that existed from 1882 to 1978. Read more >
On their own
On their own – Britain’s child migrants is an exhibition, a collaboration between the Australian National Maritime Museum, where it opens in November 2010, and National Museums Liverpool. Read more >
No more silent tears
Leigh Westin was a resident of Scarba House and Parramatta Girls’ Home, both in New South Wales. Here she shares her latest poem. Read more >
Juanita’s photos
Juanita Burr, nee Broderick, was a resident of Nudgee Orphanage, Queensland, from 1944 (the year of her birth) to 1961. Here she shares her photos of her work as a current member of the Historical Abuse Network, Queensland. Read more >
Reap as you sow
In his essay ‘Reap as you sow’ Bernie Matthews describes the brutal treatment – and criminalisation – of children in institutions. Read more >
My life in the cold, numb inhumane days
Rhonda Trivett describes her pending self-published book about her experiences in institutions. Read more >
Are we proud to be Australians?
Rhonda, a former inmate of Wolston Park Hospital shares her recent poems. Read more >
