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Young Days: Bankstown Aboriginal Elders Oral History Project is a compilation of fifteen life stories of Bankstown Aboriginal Elders.
Notes
Includes: Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that his publication contains images and names of people who have died. We apologise that this may cause distress to some readers. Please proceed with caution.
Includes: Preface by Gaele Sobott, February 2013
Contents
* Contents derived from the Bankstown,Bankstown area,Sydney Southwest,Sydney,New South Wales,:Bankstown Youth Development Service,2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Beverley Gilmartin talks about her life, from growing up with a foster family to her own married life. Beverly also reflects on her struggle with her identity, and loss of her Aboriginal family.
Margaret Williams recalls her life as a child growing up in Marlborough, and her life as an adult from working in a Salvation Army hostel, a traveling carnival, to becoming a foster parent.
