Marjorie Harris interviewed by Glenys Dimond in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1441914
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Harris, Marjorie, 1930-, 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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- 2001 Jun. 15
- 5 digital audio tapes (ca. 207 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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Harris speaks about her childhood with her Aboriginal mother until the age of 13 when she was removed and placed at The Bungalow, Alice Springs. She describes living conditions at The Bungalow. During World War II, she was moved to Balaklava, S. Aust. She speaks about attending Singleton Missionary College, N.S.W. before returning to the Northern Territory as a probationary missionary. Harris worked as a probationary missionary at Berrimah until 1950 when she moved to Bagot Mission. She describes her reunion with her mother, and talks about her marriage to Jack White. After the marriage ended, she supported her five children by working as a cleaner seven days a week. Harris expresses her views on attitudes towards mixed descent children by Aboriginal and white communities.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on June 15, 2001 at Howard Springs, N.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218474190
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript (typescript, 97 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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- Harris, Marjorie, 1930- -- Interviews
- Singleton Missionary College (N.S.W.)
- Bungalow (Alice Springs, N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Northern Territory
- Aboriginal Australians -- Education -- Northern Territory
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dimond, Glenys, 1950-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Until 2071 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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