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'The first time I went into Sister Kate's I was about three years old, the second time I was six years old. I hardly ever saw my brothers and sisters except for things like bonfire night, outings to the zoo and church. I was put in Magpie Cottage which was full of fair kids...' (Source: Graeme Dixon, Graeme Dixon in Echoes of the Past : Sister Kate's Home Revisted, 2002:55)
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Subjects:
- Stolen Generations (Australia)
- Aboriginal life stories
- Aboriginal assimilation (Government policy)
- Near death experiences
- Isolation (Emotional & social)
- Sister Kate's Children's Home
- Complexion
- Christianity
- Homelessness
- Alcohol
- Sharing
- Incarceration
- Aboriginal poets & poetry
- Childhood trauma
- Boys' homes (Institutions)
Settings:
- Western Australia,
- ca. 1955-2000
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