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Dot Cannon Dot Cannon i(A85196 works by) (a.k.a. Dorothy Cannon)
Born: Established: 1937 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

Dot Cannon was taken from her mother at the age of 18 months and made a state ward. She grew up in Sister Kate's Children's Home in Perth before being sent out to work as a domestic servant in Moora at the age of 14. She subsequently lived in Apollo Bay and Williamstown, Victoria.

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