Mary Brownlee interviewed by Virginia Macleod in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5786082
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Brownlee, Mary, 1959-, 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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- 2012
- 3 sound files (ca. 228 min.)
- Series:
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Mary Brownlee, born in Ireland (1959), speaks about her family's migration to Australia; her family's early experiences in Australia; her parents' difficulties as migrants; her four siblings; her mother's family background; the importance of her Irish heritage and culture; Mary Mackillop; her interest in Aboriginal culture; her difficult family situation as a child; being removed from her mother and placed in care; being separated from her siblings; being sent to St. Joseph's Orphanage in Kincumber; her experiences in care; the Catholic Church; being in the care of nuns; being involved in CLAN; her participation in Senate Inquiries and National Sorry Days; her participation in exhibitions commemorating experiences of Forgotten Australians; her academic studies and her plans to write books.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 2 & 6 February 2012 in Ingleburn, Vic.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (10 p.)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Macleod, Virginia 1948-, 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- Unpublished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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