Len Magee interviewed by Jennifer Barrkman for the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5883423
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Magee, Len, 1947-, 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
- 1 sound file (ca. 110 min.)
- Series:
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Len Magee talks about his early life; the reasons why he was put in care at Dr Barnados, Tunbridge Wells; his memories of London; being told he was going to Australia; the voyage to Australia; and arrival in Sydney (1954); his first meeting with cottage mother at Fairbridge Farm, Molong, N.S.W.; punishments, cruelty and bullying; food; schooling; boarding school experiences; the consequences of institutionalisation; leaving the home; money; work experiences; reads story of leaving Fairbridge; meeting ex-Fairbridge boy, joining pop group, drug culture, Kings Cross; his decision to look for mother in England (1968); family relationship; the mental health of ex-Fairbridge children; Christianity; his experience of becoming a preacher and gospel singer; marriage; his return to Australia and appreciation; life lessons; the Apology; his experiences of reunions; writing a book.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 20 March 2012 in Merrimac, Qld.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Clergy
- Other authors/contributors:
- Barrkman, Jennifer, interviewer
- Related Records:
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