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Western Australia - Event
Apology to Former Child Migrants by the Parliament of Western Australia (13 August 1998)
Child migrant memorial, Fremantle, 2006, courtesy of Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool 2010.
Details
- From
- 13 August 1998
- To
- 13 August 1998
On 13 August 1998, the Parliament of Western Australia passed a motion to apologise to former child migrants 'for the past policies that led to their forced migration and the subsequent maltreatment so many experienced, and express deep regret at the hurt and distress that this caused.' Many members of Parliament spoke in support of this motion.
Publications
Books
- Gill, Alan, Orphans of the empire : the shocking story of child migration to Australia, Millenium Books, Alexandria, NSW, 1997. Details
Online Resources
- Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia, 'Submission No. 55 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, July 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Legislative Assembly, 'Former Child Migrants Statement by Minister for Family and Children's Services', in Parliament of Western Australia website, Parliament of Western Australia, 13 August 1998, https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard1870to1995.nsf/83cc4ce93b5d4e0b48257b33001cfef6/0701D2EB6B88D71148258435001EFA12/$File/19980813_Assembly.pdf. Details
Photos
- Title
- Child migrant memorial, Fremantle
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool 2010
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Gill, Alan, Orphans of the empire : the shocking story of child migration to Australia, Millenium Books, Alexandria, NSW, 1997;
Legislative Assembly, 'Former Child Migrants Statement by Minister for Family and Children's Services', in Parliament of Western Australia website, Parliament of Western Australia, 13 August 1998, https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard1870to1995.nsf/83cc4ce93b5d4e0b48257b33001cfef6/0701D2EB6B88D71148258435001EFA12/$File/19980813_Assembly.pdf.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 31 July 2012, Last modified: 2 March 2016