Janet Camilleri interviewed by Val Donovan in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5383898
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Camilleri, Janet, 1967-, 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
- 1 sound file (ca. 57 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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Janet Camilleri, born in Brisbane, discusses early memories of family life in Zillmere; her siblings; her parents' separation when she was 10 years old; her mother's health; abuse; reporting regulations within schools; being taken to Sandgate Children's Home by her grandfather; her preconceptions of Sandgate; Sandgate's history; her first impressions of the building; dormitories; uniforms and clothing; the daily routine; staff; food; play; her role as the oldest child at Sandgate (12 years old); attending Sandgate State School; feeling stigmatised because she was a 'Home kid'; returning to live with her mother; leaving her mother's home again; friends assisting her with accommodation; her siblings being separated; her relationship with her father; engagement and marriage; jobs; her husband and children; coping mechanisms and healing; religion; reading and publishing; the relationship between past experiences and community work; her awareness of and reaction to the Apology; her philosophy on life.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 1 July 2011, at Capalaba, Brisbane, Qld.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) and corrected transcript available (typescript, 50 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Clerks.
- Other authors/contributors:
- Donovan, Valerie, 1934-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
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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- Unpublished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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