Ralph Doughty interviewed by Hamish Sewell in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5481503
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Doughty, Ralph, 1933-, 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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- 2011
- 3 sound files (ca. 251 min.)
- Series:
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Summary:
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Ralph Doughty discusses his parents and six siblings; visiting relatives in the bush; his parents' health and other difficulties in the home; memories of being in the bush and making eucalyptus oil; all six children being placed in Homes in Goulburn; a number of his siblings being given away; being sent to Gill Memorial Home for Boys; being visited by his father at Gill and officers discouraging these visits; his first memories of Gill; the dormitories; fights and beatings; regimentation; his brother's illness whilst in the Home; going to church and funerals; playing in a band and marching; visiting Goulburn Prison with the band and mixing with prisoners; punishments and abuse; a sense of powerlessness amongst by the boys; the treatment of boys with disabilities; defiance and survival; domestic work and chores; officers and band leaders; relationships between officers; the financial and educational disadvantage of orphans and children of servicemen at the time; social security; positive female figures in his childhood.
Doughty discusses leaving Gill and living with his cousins; employment; marriage; participating in National Service; resilience and determination; his tertiary education and qualifications; his reporting of allegations of abuse and the investigation processes; his feelings about the Salvation Army; the importance of records and accountability; his difficulties obtaining records; inaccuracies in records; his feelings about and the role of publicity regarding his childhood experiences; undertaking a class action; the compensation offered to him; his feelings about apologies from the Salvation Army and the Government.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 10 July 2011 in Goulburn, N.S.W.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 p.).
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Lawyers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Sewell, Hamish, 1964-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Until 2081 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2011
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