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Joan Estelle Procter interviewed by Lyn McLeavy in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 375322
Format AudioAudio, OnlineOnline [sound recording]
Author
Procter, Joan, 1910-, Interviewee
 
Online Versions
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 2000 
2 digital audio tapes (125 min.) 
Series

Bringing them home oral history project.

Summary

Procter speaks about her extensive experience as a missionary with the Aborigines Inland Mission and Methodist Overseas Mission from 1936 to 1975. She specifically discusses Cumeragunja, Moonaculla, Menindi, and Dubbo in New South Wales; Adelaide Girls Hostel in South Australia; Goulburn Island, Croker Island, East Arm leprosarium, Milingimbi Island, Yirrkala, Retta Dixon Home, Borroloola, Newcastle Waters and Elliott in the Northern Territory and Mareeba, Chillagoe, Normanton, Croydon, Rockhampton, and Woorabinda in Queensland. Proctor also expresses her opinion on the policy of removal.

Notes

Recorded on Mar. 2, 2000 at Hobart, Tas.

Also available online via the Internet at: http:/­/­nla.gov.au/­nla.oh-vn375322

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (4 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 37 leaves) 
Subjects Procter, Joan, - 1910- - Interviews.  |  Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia - Missions.  |  Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia - History.  |  Missionaries - Australia - Interviews.  |  Children, Aboriginal Australian,Treatment of.  |  Aboriginal Australians - Removal.  |  Aboriginal Australians - Child welfare.
Occupation Missionaries.
Other authors/contributors McLeavy, Lyn, 1948-, Interviewer

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