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Child Migrants, Forgotten Australians, memories, music, Stolen Generations

Spirit of Australia

22/02/201112/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

This is a song by Graham Evans, a resident of St Michael’s Home, Baulkham Hills, 1958 to 1962 and St Vincent’s Boys Home, Westmead, 1962 to 1966.

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Forgotten Australians, memories, music

The circus came to my house

15/11/201020/08/2020 National Museum of Australia

In this song, David Mulholland provides a child's perspective of being made a ward of the state in children's court and being sent to a Children's Home.

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Forgotten Australians, memories, poetry

The spirit of the Forgotten Australians lives on

02/11/201012/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

Graham Evans shares his latest song lyrics.

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Forgotten Australians, memories, music

Leanne Hawkins’ CD

07/06/201029/07/2020 National Museum of Australia

You can listen to tracks from Leanne Hawkins' CD In Memory of Forgotten Australians at Leanne's website.

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art, Forgotten Australians, music

Second generation survivor

03/05/201012/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

Singer/songwriter Leanne Hawkins is a second-generation Forgotten Australian.

Tagged Bathurst, identity, New South Wales, performance, song, Tamworth4 Comments
art, Child Migrants, Forgotten Australians, music, Stolen Generations

Sorry is just a word

17/03/201020/08/2020 National Museum of Australia

Graham Evans dedicates his latest track to Forgotten Australians, former Child Migrants and members of the Stolen Generation.

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art, Child Migrants, memories, music

Remembering England

10/03/201020/08/2020 National Museum of Australia

Singer/songwriter Errol Gray dedicates the following tracks 'I Remember England' and 'I'm Going Home' to former Child Migrant Mick Snell whose personal history inspired these songs.

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art, Forgotten Australians, poetry

Coming together

02/03/201012/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

A former resident of Scarba Home for Children, New South Wales, 1950–51, and Parramatta Girls Home, 1961, shares her poem.

Tagged New South Wales, poem, Scarba, song2 Comments
art, Forgotten Australians, music

Song: Children from the Past

20/01/201012/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

Before the National Apology Graham Evans a former 'Homey' wrote this folk song.

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art, Forgotten Australians, music

Will Carroll’s song

21/12/200912/04/2019 National Museum of Australia

Will Carroll is a folk singer–song writer from Texas who wrote and recorded the following song, 'Magpies', to honour Forgotten Australians.

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