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Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls (1911 - 1986)

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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
 
[Repository details]
Title:Cootamundra : the Aboriginal Girls Home
Reference:MS 3321:MS 3322
Description:

Institutionalisation of Aboriginal children at Cootamundra Girls Home, and its affects on their lives; history of Cootamundra Girls Home; removal of children from families; interviews with Aboriginal women and former staff of Cootamundra; daily life; punishments; girls trained to be domestic servants, and their experiences; Aboriginal protection and welfare policies in New South Wales
100 leaves; ill., ports, maps

Access:Open access

Title:Cootamundra Girls Home and Former Residents
Reference:KABAILA.P3.BW (N5882)
Description:

Kabaila, Peter R. (coll.) deposited 1994

Formats:Copynegatives
Quantity:20

Title:Cootamundra Girls Home and former residents
Reference:KABAILA.P3.BW (N5882)
Description:

A collection of photographs taken at Cootamundra Girls Home. Collection includes historical images of group portraits, education and recreation activities along with more contemporary scenes showing demolition work on the old home as well as photo portraits of former residents and staff.
Photographs taken between c1920 and 1994 at Cootamundra, NSW.
20 copynegatives: b&w; 35mm
Peter Kabaila; deposited 18 October 1994

Access:Conditions apply

Title:Cootamundra Girls Home and former residents
Reference:KABAILA.P2.CS (115058-115117)
Description:

A collection of photographs taken at the site of the old Cootamundra Girls Home. Collection includes internal and external views of buildings as used by current occupants (Bimbadeen College) as well as derelict sections and artefacts dating from the 1940's. Photo portraits of some former residents are also included.
84 slides: b&w; 35mm
Peter Kabaila; deposited 29 September 1994

Formats:Slides
Quantity:84
Access:Conditions apply

Title:Oral history of Cootamundra Girls Home
Reference:KABAILA_P02
Description:

Interviews conducted as part of research project on Cootamundra Girls Home
Field tape number(s): PK1-PK9; Field tape description(s): 9 x cassettes; Field tape speed(s) 4.75; Mono
Kabaila, Peter deposited on 19 September 1994

Quantity:9 cassettes
Access:Restricted - work in progress
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