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Man, 82, jailed for abuse at girls’ homes

  • October 14, 2024
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Adoption of children: an appraisal of the uniform acts

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“Homes Are Sought for These Children”: Locating Adoption within the Australian Stolen Generations Narrative

  • September 26, 2024
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The houses that cried

  • August 26, 2024
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50 years of making Jesus known and loved: The Canossian Sisters in Darwin 1970-2020

  • May 8, 2024
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Fractured Irish and British Families in Western Australia: The Fairbridge Family Migration Scheme, 1960-69

  • May 8, 2024
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“Help for wayward children”: child guidance in 1930s Australia

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Children’s Overseas Reception Scheme in Victoria

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The Life of Melbourne: Farewell party

  • February 5, 2024
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Writing trauma

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