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We’re 10 Years Old!

  • November 12, 2021
  • in Features
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A lot has changed in the decade since we first launched and we’re not slowing down

Therapy session at Kamballa 1975

Then and Now – Children in the Welfare System

  • October 29, 2021
  • in Features, News
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Stories from and about people who spent time in care for you to read and watch.

Hospital Creche 1954

Listen: Women Speak about Forced Adoption

  • October 8, 2021
  • in Features
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Hear from the women who experienced their babies being taken from them to be adopted to married couples

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See Them Grow

  • September 17, 2021
  • in Features
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Spring brings warmer weather and more work to do in the garden, as these children tending their vegetable patches knew well.

British Children Evacuate To Australia

Caught on Film

  • September 3, 2021
  • in Features
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Film taken in children’s homes and institutions provide a skewed view of life in care, but also some insights into life at the time.

Nudgee Orphanage 1928

Finding Family

  • August 20, 2021
  • in Features
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People who were in care as children were often separated from their siblings & may not have known their parents. It’s possible they may be found.

Photos from the Donella Jaggs Collection Gymnast

Home Run

  • August 6, 2021
  • in Features
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As the 2022 Olympics come to a close, here’s a look at sports in Homes and children who participated in them.

Craigburn_Minda_1952

Find & Connect Site Updates

  • July 23, 2021
  • in News
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We’re well on our way to a better site, but there’s also a lot that’s been happening in the back ground.

Westbrook Farm Home 1963

Remembering a survivor of institutional abuse

  • July 9, 2021
  • in Features
  • 2 Comments

Bob was abused in Homes in Qld from 1959 to 1964. He died waiting for redress.

Koorana 1974

Oral History Projects

  • June 18, 2021
  • in Features
  • 1 Comment

Listening to people who experienced care provides deep insights into life in the child welfare system.

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