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In the early 1950s, Rod Braybon's father died, leaving his mother with eight children she couldn't care for. As a ward of the state, Rod was passed from institution to institution until he finally ended up at the notorious Bayswater Boy's Home run by the Salvation Army. Rod endured years of ill-treatment at the hands of the Salvation Army, then spent a life-time repressing the memories that haunted him. Finally, after seeing a chance article in a newspaper, Rod decided to speak out. His story created a nation-wide sensation and won a prestigious award for the journalist who broke it. That Rod was willing to speak out to try and ease the suffering of others like him, is incredible. That he survived at all, is nothing short of a miracle. Salvation is a story of courage and the indomitable Aussie spirit. (Publisher's blurb)
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The Lost Boys
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 2 July 2009; (p. 13)
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The Lost Boys
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 2 July 2009; (p. 13)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best True Crime Book
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Subjects:
- Bayswater, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1950s
Settings:
- Bayswater, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,
- ca. 1950s
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