Mary Hooker and her brothers and sister were taken away from their mother, separated and sent to various Children's Homes including Rystone, Yarra Bay, Montrose and Lynwood Hall. Mary Hooker is also a survivor and former resident of the Parramatta Girls Home. She is a founding member of the Stolen Generations Alliance and a former member of the New South Wales and the National Sorry Day Committee.
Source: Stolen Generations Alliance website, www.sgalliance.org.au; Us Taken-Away Kids (2007)