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Sharon Kingaby Sharon Kingaby i(13532180 works by)
Born: Established: 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 December 21 Sharon Kingaby , 2018 single work life story
— Appears in: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia 2018; (p. 132-135)

'That day, 21 December 1967, didn't start out as anything out of the ordinary, but then I was only seven years old; how would I recognise extraordinary anyway? No, it started out like every other day I had ever spent at Joyce Wilding OPAL (One People of Australia League) Home in South Brisbane, with me and my younger sisters, Coralie and Lillian, waking to the smell of hot Vita Brits from the nearby factory. Although my memories from OPAL Home aren't good ones, I still love that smell!'' (Introduction)
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