WARNING: This website contains confronting and disturbing content, and names and images of deceased people. It may not be suitable for children under 15 years. Many of the historic images show an official, sanitised view which did not reflect reality. The faces of some adolescents have been blurred to protect privacy.
Personal stories G-L
This website uses words, photos and objects from people who spent time growing up in Children's Homes, orphanages and other 'care' institutions.
These pages feature personal contributions to the National Museum of Australia's Inside exhibition. They tell only a small part of each person's story.
Godfrey Gilmour
Frank Golding
Garry Harrison
Brian Hart
Bryan Hartas
Leanne Hawkins
Rupert Hewison
Valda Hogan
![Two sheets of white notepaper, side by side, covered with handwriting in blue pen. 'Rex, Canberra Rex Hotel, 150 Northbourne Avenue Braddon ACT' is printed at the top of the left sheet. Inscriptions on the left read: 'Inscriptions on the front side read 'Novermber 2009 / was a very / HAPPY Time / foR me / VALDA ANN / (Newman) / Now is / Hogan. (iN very) BAd Care) / So much WHaT THE SO / (caLL) nuns and (so) CALL Good / old (ST) John OF (God) Let us DOWN / foR years Has Little KiDS. I was / PUT iN Hospital bec OF THem ALL / (So THaT) WHY I Send you ALL / (THiS) TO SHow you ALL / it (HAS) TAKeing SO Long fOR THis / (ALL) TO come (OUT) Bec OF / John H Jeffk. + [G] Newman + me / so calL [CE] PelL to / Keep it OuT oF OuR / Courts FOR (years). and THis / is WHY. Was Newman, VALDA Hogan)'. The reverse side partially reads 'I am give you THe / (times) I was / iN and OuT / of THe DDDD / (Homes) RuN By / Some very / BAd Nu[m]s / FOR years'. The right reads ' TO COME'](https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/356378/Hogan-letters-960w.jpg "Valda Hogan's letter")
![A yellow envelope with blue handwritten text that reads 'C/O ALL / SO CALL ST John of God BrotHers / BRoHers are / 1 BENEDICT / 2 BEDE / 3 B[E]RKmakS / 4 RAFael / ALL OF THem are PEDOPHILES.' 'BURWOOD' is also written at the right side of the list of names. In the top left corner there is a rectangular shaped face crying tears.](https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/356318/protest_envelope.jpg "Valda Hogan protest envelope")
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Janice Konstantinidis
Barbara Lane
Christine Lang
Judith Leonard
Crystal Lennox
Josephine Littlehawk
Gloria Lovely
Kerry Lowdon
