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Theresa Clements was born and raised on the station in Ulupna, New South Wales where her mother and father worked. At three years of age, Clements was taken with her mother to Maloga Mission near Cummeragunja by Rev. Daniel Mathews. Later the people of Maloga Mission were relocated to Cummeragunja. Theresa and her sisters moved from Cummeragunja to a station in Coonaya for work. While Theresa was at Warrenjesta (Warrengesda) Mission she married William Clements and had four daughters. Two of Clements daughters were taken from her by the Aborigines Protection Board. Theresa Clements is the mother of Margaret Tucker who penned If Everyone Cared.