Gerard Warber interviewed by W. John E. Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]

Bib ID:
376200
Format:
Audio
Author:
Warber, Gerard, 1932-2013, interviewee
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item
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Description:
  • 2000
  • 2 digital audio tapes (77 min.)
Series:
Bringing them home oral history project.
Summary:

Gerard Warber, a military mapper, photographer and Indigenous separated child, born 1932, North Fremantle, W.A., speaks about his mother and maternal grandmother who were both separated children, and about his father. He was removed from his family on Mogumber Mission, W.A. at the age of 2 and placed at Sister Kate's Children's Home in Perth. He describes the living conditions at Sister Kate's where he remained until the age of 17. Warber also talks about the loss of his Aboriginal culture, and expresses his views on the need for an apology and the need for assistance for those who still cannot cope with their alienation from both cultures.

Cultural sensitivity advisory notice:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
Notes:
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Summary (2 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 30 leaves)
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Bannister, John (William John Egerton), 1967-, interviewer
Related Records:
two-level-child

This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
This collection contains 334 records.

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