Maria Harries interviewed by Christine Choo in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project

Publication Resource Details

Publication Date
23 November 2011 - 28 November 2011
Publisher
National Library of Australia
URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-219476361/listen
Description
In this interview Dr Maria Harries reflects on her childhood experiences, including being placed away from her parents and siblings in an orphanage in Africa during a period of family disruption, her long career in social work and her advocacy and services for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants.

Related Information

Alliance for Forgotten Australians (2006 - )
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (Perth) (1970 - 1977) Relevance: Maria Harries was one of the first group of Social Workers employed by the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau on a part-time basis to set up the new service.
CBERSS: Christian Brothers Ex Residents and Students Services (1995 - December 2005)
FACT (Forgotten Australians Coming Together) (October 2009 - )
Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording], National Library of Australia (2009 - 2012)
Tuart Place (May 2012 - )

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