Tony Holmes interviewed by Hamish Sewell in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5037286
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Holmes, Anthony, 1945-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2010
- 2 sound files (ca. 119 min.)
- Series:
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Summary:
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Tony Holmes, born 1945 in England, talks about his family background; his mother's health; living with relatives; his relationship with his brother; post-war England; the trip to Australia, his memory of arrival; the journey to Fairbridge Farm; first impressions of the countryside, heat, clothing worn; the roles of boys and girls, their chores; discipline; the ages of children; dormitories; boys rabbiting, learning to swim, running; developing survival strategies; network of friendships; abuse; the cottage mothers; mother's letters; meals; entertainment; developing resilience; schooling; new kids arriving; social networks; his mothers arrival in Australia and her fight for the return of her boys; moving to Perth; life with his mother, rebuilding of family; studying accountancy; joining the Army, his overseas service; university studies, Masters of Public Administration; his current studies for his PhD; Child Migrant Trust funding reunions in the UK; his Fairbridge records; Rotary; the Apology (Australia) and his invitation to UK apology.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 21 December 2010 in Montville, Qld.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (5 p.) and corrected transcript available (typescript, 69 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Consultants
- Other authors/contributors:
- Sewell, Hamish, 1964-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2010
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