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New South Wales - Glossary Term
Forgotten Australians (2004 - )
- From
- 2004
The term 'Forgotten Australians' came into common use around the time of the publication of first report of the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care in 2004. The term 'Forgotten Australians' was used by the Senate to describe the thousands of people who experienced institutional or out-of-home care in Australia in the twentieth century, particularly during the period from the 1930s to the 1970s. However, not every person who falls into this category identifies him or herself as a 'Forgotten Australian', or believes that their experience can be captured by this, or any other term.
Publications
Books
- Djuric, Bonney, Abandon All Hope: a history of Parramatta Industrial School, Chargan, Georges Terrace, 2008, 238 pp. Details
- Penglase, Joanna, Orphans of the living: growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia, Curtin University Books/Fremantle Press, Fremantle, 2005, 384 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Honner, John, 'Stars point to brighter future for Forgotten Australians', Eureka Street, vol. 19, no. 22, 20 November 2009. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Arrow, Brendan, 'Rudd's apology helps heal Leanne's wounds', Lithgow Mercury, 17 November 2009. Details
- Olsson, Kristina, 'All the lost children', The Weekend Australian Magazine, 30-31 March 2013. Details
Online Resources
- 'Submission 94', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 93', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 280', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 203', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 150', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 258', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 26', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 272', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission 321', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Rees apologises over orphanage abuse', The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 September 2009, https://www.smh.com.au/national/rees-apologises-over-orphanage-abuse-20090919-fvvi.html. Details
- 'The Forgotten Australians, Business of the House, Speakers Hornery Ms Sonia; Goward Ms Pru; Ashton Mr Alan; Maguire Mr Daryl; Morris Mr Matthew', in Hansard: NSW Legislative Assembly by date, Hansard, NSW Parliament, 25 November 2010, https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/pdf/HANSARD-1323879322-61890. Details
- 'Forgotten Australians: Wilma's Story - 'No eye contact'', in Forgotten Australians: Life Stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, https://youtu.be/iMlEs6GZnZY. Details
- Forgotten Australians: Life Stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, http://www.forgottenaustralians.org.au/resources. Details
- 'Who are the Forgotten Australians? Background and overview', in Forgotten Australians: Life Stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, https://youtu.be/fzCQKq7ttTg. Details
- 'Forgotten Australians: Caroline's Story - Everything I didn't have', in Forgotten Australians: Life Stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, https://youtu.be/WRmf5Pbibe0. Details
- 'Forgotten Australians: Pamella's Story - On life's terms', in Forgotten Australians: Life Stories, Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2011, https://youtu.be/4Q55EYX4zR0. Details
- Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions, National Museum of Australia, 2012, http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/inside_life_in_childrens_homes_and_institutions/home. Details
- Benns, Matthew, 'Rees offers apology to casualties of care system', The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2009, http://www.smh.com.au/national/rees-offers-apology-to-casualties-of-care-system-20090919-fw4b.html?skin=text-only. Details
- Carroll, Caroline, 'Finally, we Forgotten Australians are believed', 16 November 2009, http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/contributors/finally-we-forgotten-australians-are-believed-20091116-igm8.html. Details
- Chynoweth, Adele, 'Let our histories be visible': Human rights museology and the National Museum of Australia's Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions, Recollections, vol. 7, 2012, http://recollections.nma.gov.au/issues/volume_7_number_1/commentary/let_our_histories_be_visible. Details
- Department of Health and Ageing, Improving Aged Care for Forgotten Australians, Australian Government, 9 November 2010, http://web.archive.org/web/20120317051342/http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-rescare-forgotten-aust.htm#2. Details
- Hawkins, Leanne, 'The Forgotten Australians', in Leanne Hawkins, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/20140125065508/http://leannehawkins.com.au/news. Details
- Immigration Museum, Stolen childhoods, Museum Victoria, 2011-2012, https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/stolen-childhoods/. Details
- Jackson, Elizabeth, 'NSW government issues apology to the Forgotten Australians', in AM, ABC Radio, 19 September 2009, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-19/nsw-government-issues-apology-to-the-forgotten/1435128. Details
- Kenneally, Christine, 'The Forgotten Ones: half a million lost childhoods', The Monthly, no. 81, August 2012, http://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2012/august/1354057131/christine-kenneally/forgotten-ones. Details
- Matthews, Bernie, Reap as you sow, The Griffith Review, Edition 16: Unintended Consequences, May 2007, 10 pp, https://griffithreview.com/articles/reap-as-you-sow/. Details
- Matthews, Bernie, Getting screwed at the school for crime, Online Opinion, 3 April 2007, http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5639&page=0. Details
- Matthews, Bernie, Mick's story, Online Opinion, 17 August 2007, http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=6235. Details
- National Museum of Australia; National Library of Australia, Forgotten Australians: Our History, Australian Government, 2009, http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/index.html. Details
- Parks, Andy, 'Forgotten no longer', Northern Rivers Echo, 10 May 2012, http://www.echonews.com.au/news/forgotten-no-longer/1374412/. Details
- Senate Community Affairs Committee, 'Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05', in Parliament of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee, Forgotten Australians : a report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/report/index.htm. Details
Photos
- Title
- Living at Scarba Home for Children: A history of the Scarba Welfare House for Children (1917-1986)
in the context of child welfare practice in New South Wales
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 2006
- Source
- The Benevolent Society of NSW
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- Title
- Stars point to brighter future for Forgotten Australians
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 2009
- Source
- Eureka Street
Details
- Title
- Prime Minister says sorry
- Type
- Video
- Date
- 16 November 2009
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