Date: 25 May 2001
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Ted Hampton Interviewed by Anne Ronberg in the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project
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'Hampton speaks about his parents, who placed him at St. John's Hostel in Alice Springs when he was 12 years old in order to get an education. He attended Hartley Street School for three years and then moved to St. Francis House in Adelaide from 1953 to 1956. He describes the living conditions at St. Francis House. After many construction jobs around Central Australia, Hampton became a vocational officer. He talks about his wife, an Arrente woman and their children, and expresses his opinions on the policy of child removal. At time of this interview, Hampton was a caseworker with Link-Up.' Source: http://nla.gov.au/ (Sighted 08/01/2009.

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