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Brett Kersten interviewed by Lesley Alves in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 5058488
Format AudioAudio, OnlineOnline [sound recording]
Author
Kersten, Brett, 1960-, Interviewee
 
Online Access
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 2011 
3 sound files (ca. 228 min.) 
Series

Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.

Technical Details

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 

Summary

Brett Kersten talks about; the Kersten family; early life in Kew; move to Queensland (1965); return to Melbourne (1969-70); his sister Gabrielle; his parents relationship; living on the Gold Coast with his father and his brother Adam; his relationship with his father; Aboriginal friends; Southport; Coolangatta; going to Melbourne with his mother and Adam; his grandparents; religious conflict within the family; experiences at St. Vincent de Paul Boys Home South Melbourne; Christian Brothers; bullying; holiday fostering; Shepparton; Camperdown vet; aunt at Gembrook; insights into a good family life and his own children; trust issues; Torana; status of orphans and wards of the state; Lort Smith dogs home; Adam; St Vincent's Boys Band; St John's Ambulance; Myer Music Bowl; meeting Neil Diamond and rock stars; Catholicism; primary and secondary schooling at St Joseph's South Melbourne; friendships and relationships; afterschool jobs; leaving the orphanage; his lack of living skills; Brooklyn Machin; sharing a flat in St. Kilda; wages; working for a removalist; Caulfield Institute of Technology; his pet kangaroo; his marriages and children; joining the Army; his Police career; St Vincent's, McKillop Family Services; Senate Inquiry; Prime Minister's Apology to the Forgotten Australians; Emerald Police; Warragul; community involvement after retirement; his reflections on his life; resilience and the future.

Notes

Recorded on 8 February 2011 in Warragul, Vic.

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (8 p.) 
Subjects Kersten, Brett, - 1960- - Interviews.  |  St. Vincent's Boys' Home (South Melbourne, Vic.) - History.  |  Police - Victoria - Interviews.  |  Children - Institutional care - Victoria - Melbourne - History.
Occupation Police officers.
Other authors/contributors Alves, Lesley, 1946-, Interviewer

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ORAL TRC 6200/43
Copy: Recording
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
ORAL TRC 6200/43 (Summary) Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)

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