Tripping over feathers : scenes in the life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams : a narrative of the Stolen Generations / Peter Read

Bib ID:
4600801
Format:
Book
Author:
Read, Peter, 1945-
Description:
  • Crawley, W.A. : UWA Press, 2009
  • xxxv, 149 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781921401350
Summary:

Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams was a member of the Stolen Generations. She was removed from her mother at birth and put into a home for white girls. She spent ten years in court suing the State Government for negligence. Not only did Joy lose the case but lost two seperate appeals. Several years later she was found dead, alone in her flat.

Notes:
Bibliography: p. 147-148.
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Also Titled:
Scenes in the life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams
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