| Bib ID |
5058488 |
| Format |
Audio, Online [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Online Access |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research, personal copies and public use. |
| Description |
2011
3 sound files (ca. 228 min.)
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| Series |
Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
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| Technical Details |
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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| 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.
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| Notes |
Recorded on 8 February 2011 in Warragul, Vic.
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| 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.
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| Occupation |
Police officers. |
| Other authors/contributors |
Alves, Lesley, 1946-, Interviewer
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| Related records |
Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project
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