Syd Graham interviewed by Karen George in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording] (2000 - )

Publication Resource Details

Publication Date
4 September 2000
Publisher
National Library of Australia
URL
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218413589/listen
Description
In this interview, Sydney Graham talks about his early childhood at Point Pearce Mission and his removal from his family at the age of 3. He talks about his experiences in children's Homes including Kate Cocks Babies Home, Junior Red Cross Home at Glenelg, Estcourt Hoouse, Gerard Mission Children's Dormitory, Colebrook Home and the Salvation Army Boys' Home, Kent Town. He also discusses the effects of separation from family across generations, and the difficulties of the separated child returning to their family.

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