Mary Lee interviewed by Gary Lee in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 960070
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lee, Mary, 1931-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2000
- 4 digital audio tapes (220 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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Lee speaks about her mother Louisa Lee, the daughter of Widji Nelson, a Wardaman woman and about her father Juan Cubillo, the son of a Filipino pearl diver and of Magdalena McKeddie, a Larrakia woman. Her mother was one of twins removed at the age of 10 and sent to Bathurst Island, N.T. Lee talks about her early memories of life in Darwin, and her Catholic education. During World War II, Lee was evacuated with her mother and her eight siblings to Balaklava, S. Aust. However, her father, who remained in Darwin, was killed during the 1942 bombing.
When the family returned to Darwin after World War II, they had to live in an abandoned army hut as many houses had been destroyed. Lee moved to Adelaide at age 17 to work as a nursemaid. She later she returned to Darwin where she married in 1949. In later life, Lee completed a degree in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management and was awarded the NAIDOC Scholar of the Year 1994/5. She discusses her involvement with the Larrakia land claim, and relates her mother's memories of life on Bathurst Island.
- 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. 9, 2000 in Darwin, N.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218426039
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (8 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 162 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Lee, Mary, 1931- -- Interviews
- Garden Point Mission (N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Removal
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Balaclava -- Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians -- Education -- Northern Territory -- Balaclava
- Aboriginal Australians -- Education -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Cox Peninsula -- Land tenure
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lee, Gary (Gary Philip Gurrulan), 1962-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Creation date:
- 2000
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