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'When the Japanese bombed Darwin in 1942, 95 Aboriginal children from the Stolen Generation, along with their missionary carers, were trapped on Croker Island, 200 kilometres off the Northern Territory coast. Their only route to safety was by boat to Barclay Point, then across Arnhem Land by foot, canoe and truck. They reached their final destination, a Methodist farm just south of Sydney, 44 days and almost 5000 kilometres later. Seventy years on, the now-elderly travellers look back on their epic journey and fractured childhoods.'
Source: Production website http://www.crokerislandexodus.com.au/ (Sighted 22/03/2013)
Source: Production website http://www.crokerislandexodus.com.au/ (Sighted 22/03/2013)
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The production website at http://www.crokerislandexodus.com.au/ provides extensive background to both the story and the making of the film.
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Documentary filmmaker Steve McGregor in his latest film Croker Island Exodus follows the story of 95 Aboriginal children and their missionary carers who embarked on a cross-continent journey - a journey to safety from Japanese warplanes and the bombing of Darwin.(Source: RadioNational Awaye website: www.abc.net.au)
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form
y
Crocker Island Exodus
Australia
:
ABC Radio National
,
2012
Z1877441
2012
single work
radio play
Indigenous story
Documentary filmmaker Steve McGregor in his latest film Croker Island Exodus follows the story of 95 Aboriginal children and their missionary carers who embarked on a cross-continent journey - a journey to safety from Japanese warplanes and the bombing of Darwin.(Source: RadioNational Awaye website: www.abc.net.au)
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Remembering a Saltwater Man Called Bennelong
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 6)
Awards
Last amended 19 Jul 2013 14:59:20
Settings:
- Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
- Croker Island Mission (1940 - 1968), Croker Island, West Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
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