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Abandoned at Birth, Reunited at 15 | How 100 year old Arthur Found Belonging

This is a film made about Arthur Walker, born in 1925, who spent time in foster care and a number of Victorian institutions during his childhood.

Footage of Turana Youth Training Centre in Parkville, early 1980s

This is a youtube video that contains approximately one minute of footage of Turana from the early 1980s.

Glenn’s story

Glenn’s story is a short film by Arnold Zable from 1979. It features the story of 15 year old Glenn Broome who was in the maximum security section of Turana. In the film, Glenn also mentions his time in foster care, and the institutions Allambie and Baltara. Some of the scenes were shot at Turana.

Petford Training Farm: with Geoff Guest

This video is a news story about Petford Training Farm. The beginning of the video features an introductory segment by a show host which is followed by footage and interviews featuring Geoff Guest and Norma Perrot, the founders of the training farm. The video also includes scenes of a group of Australian Aboriginal youths working…

Fairbridge Children’s Park in Molong, New South Wales

This is a youtube video showing a children’s park on the former site of Fairbridge Farm School, Molong.

Stolen Innocence: Memoirs of a Child Migrant – Nigel Owen interview

This is a YouTube video of a radio interview in 2019 on Talk Radio Europe with former child migrant Nigel Owen about his time at the Northcote Farm School in Bacchus Marsh.

Archives behind the scenes – Protestant (Male) Orphan School Admission Register

This is a video featuring records in the NSW state archives collection, an Admission Register from the Protestant Orphan School when it was located in Parramatta.

A still from a video showing Rita Wright telling of her experiences

An individual’s memories of the Stolen Generation

Rita Wright talks about her experiences at Marella Mission Farm as a survivor of the Stolen Generations. This is an excerpt from the TV show Insight (SBS), episode “Looking After the Kids”, which originally aired on April 19 2016.

Our Clients: Support through Forced Adoption

This is a video posted to YouTube by Relationships Australia Tasmania in 2019, related to its provision of Forced Adoption support services in Tasmania. It includes the story of Judy Balmforth, a client of RA Tas and the author of Not named: from adoption to deadoption, 1948-2014.

Collaroy Home [title altered from original]

This clip is part of a longer film created by Reverend Dobbinson, and shows him visiting the Collaroy Convalescent Home. Children in the Home as well as the verandah and some of the grounds are shown in the video.