George Bloomfield interviewed by John Maynard in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 887596
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Bloomfield, George, 1956-, 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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- 2001
- 2 digital audio tapes (100 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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Bloomfield speaks about his early life in Fitzroy, Vic.; living as fringe-dwellers in Griffith, N.S.W.; and his removal in 1961 with his two siblings. He was put into Royleston Depot, before being sent to Mittagong and then to Werrickton Park Boys Home. He describes the harsh living conditions in each institution. After leaving the Home at age 16, Bloomfield moved through several halfway houses before settling in Sydney where he currently works as a youth worker, a role in which he draws heavily on his own difficult life experiences. He was re-united with his mother 6 months before her death. He expresses his views on the need to educate people to be responsible parents.
- 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 April 7, 2001 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218398674
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 83 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Bloomfield, George, 1956- -- Interviews
- Werrickton Park Boys Home (N.S.W.)
- Mittagong Boys Home (N.S.W.)
- Families, Aboriginal Australian
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- New South Wales
- Aboriginal Australian orphans -- New South Wales -- Treatment
- Aboriginal Australians -- Removal
- Other authors/contributors:
- Maynard, John, 1954-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Until 2071 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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