Irene McLennan interviewed by Vikkie Hoult in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2710542
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McLennan, Irene, 1948-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2001
- 1 digital audio tape (55 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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McLennan speaks about being removed from her family at the age of 5 and being placed at The Bungalow, Alice Springs. She describes conditions at The Bungalow. Later she was transferred to Garden Point Mission on Melville Island. She discusses her memories of the journey to Melville Island and living conditions at the Mission. McLennan also speaks about successfully contacting her family, 48 years after she was removed.
- 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 Oct. 11, 2001 in Darwin, N.T.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (2 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 25 leaves)
- Subject:
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- McLennan, Irene, 1948- -- Interviews
- Bungalow (Alice Springs, N.T.)
- Garden Point Mission (N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Removal
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory
- Aboriginal Australians -- Education -- Northern Territory
- Aboriginal Australian family reunions -- Northern Territory
- Other authors/contributors:
- Hoult, Vikkie, 1965-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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