Marjorie Woodrow interviewed by Colleen Hattersley in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 296804
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Woodrow, Marjorie, 1923-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1999 Sept. 29
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 116 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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Marjorie Woodrow speaks about being removed from her family and being separated from her siblings; her experiences at Cootamundra Girls' Home; Girls Industrial School in Parramatta; her file; going to work on a cattle and sheep property; her marriage and divorce; her children and grandchildren; becoming a chef; reconnecting with her family; Murrin Bridge; her mother and siblings; her involvement with Link-Up; the significance of records for people looking for their families; becoming a recognised elder; contributing her story to a book; the lasting impact of separation on family and later life; her efforts to make sure her children and grandchildren are proud of their Aboriginal descent; spiritualism and culture; communication networks connecting lost family members; the celebration of the return to family; the need for recognition of Aboriginal people in Australian history; the importance of recording people's stories.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on Sept. 29, 1999 in Eight Miles Plain, Qld.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218208552
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary ; addendum (1 leaf) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 72 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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- Woodrow, Marjorie, 1923- -- Interviews
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- New South Wales
- Aboriginal Australians -- Removal
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Child welfare
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- New South Wales
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- New South Wales
- Child welfare - Child / parent separation - Stolen generations
- Child welfare - Children's homes
- Cootamundra (SW NSW SI55-11)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Hattersley, Colleen, 1944-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Until 2069 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1999
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