Phyllis Exell interviewed by Jill Barnard for the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5813872
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Exell, Phyllis, 1950-, 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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- 2012
- 3 sound files (ca. 230 min.)
- Series:
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Phyllis Exell talks about her: early family memories in Melbourne; living conditions (1950's); family and separation; alcoholism and domestic violence; Social Welfare Department; Royal Park Reception Centre; Ballarat Orphanage; treatment and living conditions; schooling and education; marriage and children; working; son's disability and change in services over thirty years; illness; tobacco companies and litigation; career in Welfare, retirement and volunteering; husband and the Waterfront Dispute (1998); Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN); Find and Connect; importance of reunions; Aboriginal children at the orphanage; access to her records; Apology to Forgotten Australians; and her resilience, determination and reflections on the past.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 20 and 28 February 2012 in Melbourne, Vic.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (6 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Welfare workers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Barnard, Jill, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2061 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
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