By Adele on 20 July, 2011
Journalist Neena Bhandari discusses the needs of Forgotten Australians and former Child Migrants in her article ‘Forgotten Australians Demand More Than Apologies’. Read more >
Posted in articles/lectures, Child Migrants, Forgotten Australians | Tagged apology, files/records, film, Open Place, redress
By Rosie Klohs (guest author) on 18 July, 2011
‘No longer a number – my name is Rosie’. Rosie grew up as number 20280. Her experience as a state ward left her with post-traumatic stress disorder. She’s now in recovery and a Remembered Australian and has made a short film about her experiences. Read more >
Posted in articles/lectures, documents, film, Forgotten Australians, memories, photos | Tagged Australian Capital Territory, family, files/records, film, identity, mental health
By Adele on 25 May, 2011
ABC-TV’s 7.30 program reports on the soon-to-be released film Oranges and Sunshine. Read more >
Posted in Child Migrants, events, film, Responding to the National Apology | Tagged apology, family, film, identity, performance
By Adele on 9 May, 2011
You can access the preview to Oranges and Sunshine, the forthcoming movie about the work of Margaret Humphreys and the establishment of the Child Migrants Trust on YouTube. Read more >
Posted in Child Migrants, film | Tagged film
By Rhonda Trivett (guest author) on 2 March, 2011
In these videos, Rhonda Trivett details some of her experiences from the age of 13, from 1974 – 1981, when she was interned in the maximum security adult ward (Osler House), in Wolston Park Hospital and her call for current reforms. Read more >
Posted in film, Forgotten Australians, memories, Stolen Generations | Tagged film, Osler House, Queensland, sexual abuse
By Adele on 17 January, 2011
Oranges and Sunshine, a film produced in 2010 and directed by Jim Loach, tells the story of Margaret Humphreys who brought public awareness to the British child migration scheme and who later established the Child Migrants Trust. Read more >
Posted in Child Migrants, film, memories | Tagged Christian Brothers, film, identity, performance, sexual abuse
By Adele on 16 December, 2010
On Friday 10th December the memorial to Western Australian Forgotten Australians was unveiled on the grassed area in front of the Western Australian Museum’s Jubilee Building, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth. A Forgotten Australian pauses at the memorial to share her memories. Read more >
Posted in film, Forgotten Australians, memories | Tagged film, memorial, Mt Lawley, Western Australia
By Janene Carey (guest author) on 15 December, 2010
Journalist Janene Carey interviews Nicola Woolmington about the significance of her documentary The Forgotten Australians. Read more >
Posted in articles/lectures, Forgotten Australians | Tagged Armidale, film, New South Wales, St Patrick's
By Adele on 28 July, 2010
Did the first episode of the ABC-TV series “The Making of Modern Australia” appropriately represent Forgotten Australians? You can view the programme here. Read more >
Posted in Child Migrants, film, Forgotten Australians, memories, Stolen Generations | Tagged education, film
By Leanda on 28 July, 2010
Here is silent archival film footage produced by Burnside Homes in the 1920s in order to promote the work of the Homes and to raise funds. The footage shows the Homes’ association with the Presbyterian Church and how some children from poor families in inner Sydney were taken to Burnside Homes. Read more >
Posted in documents, film, Forgotten Australians | Tagged Burnside, film, New South Wales
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