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                                      A special thank you to                    Sharing our secret ������������������������������������������������������������4
                                      Jan and Ray, members of                   Sharing Wattle Place with other
                                      the Wattle Place Consultative             Forgotten Australians ��������������������������������������������������������4
                                      Forum. This booklet would not             Why everyone needs to know
                                                                                about Wattle Place��������������������������������������������������������������4
                                      exist if it weren’t for them.
                                                                                Our hopes for this booklet������������������������������������������������4

                                                                                So, let’s tell you about Wattle Place!����������������������������6
                                                                                Wattle Place provides the following services ��������������6
                                                                                Support Specific to our needs ����������������������������������������7

                                                                                What makes Wattle Place special?��������������������������������8

                                                                                Federal Apology to Forgotten Australians �������������� 10

                                                                                Why do many Forgotten Australians
                                                                                need a service like Wattle Place?�������������������������������� 12
History of Wattle Place                                                         Our reality���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
Wattle Place was established following      Wattle Place, Relationships
the Apology to Forgotten Australians                                            The trauma stays with us ������������������������������������������������ 12
                                            Australia NSW, acknowledges
and Former Child Migrants, by then          the traditional custodians of
Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP,      the land and waters on which        What are some challenges we face day to day?������ 14
on 16 November 2009. A transcript of        we live and work, and pays
that Apology is included on pages 10        our respects to Elders past,        How can the wider community
and 11 of this booklet.                     present and future.                 help Forgotten Australians?������������������������������������������ 16

Linda Burney MP, the former New                                                 How to contact Wattle Place���������������������������������������� 18
South Wales Minister for Community
Services, opened Wattle Place in                                                Additional Information and support services���������� 18
March 2011. She acknowledged the
suffering experienced by the Forgotten                                          Crisis numbers�������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
Australians and the role Wattle Place
could play in the process of healing                                            Further Reading���������������������������������������������������������������� 19
by sensitively considering their fears,
needs and concerns.

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Sharing our
Secret

We are Forgotten Australians           Sharing Wattle Place with             will learn about a part of Australia’s   Our hopes for this booklet
and we’d like to tell you              other Forgotten Australians           history that has been largely kept       We have three goals in making
                                       Wattle Place is a safe haven for      a secret. We want everyone to            this booklet. First of all, to inform
about Wattle Place.                                                          know that history, because ending
                                       us, but there are many Forgotten
“Forgotten Australians” is the                                               the secrecy ends the shame.              • healthcare staff
                                       Australians who don’t know about
official term given to those who,      it. We want to get the word out       As the name suggests, “Forgotten         • aged care staff
as children, were separated from       about Wattle Place, so that more      Australians” have felt forgotten         • service providers
their parents and placed in foster     Forgotten Australians can benefit     throughout our lives. We were
homes, orphanages, children’s          from it. Wattle Place provides a      hidden away and forgotten when           •w
                                                                                                                        orkers in government
homes and other institutions,          community of people who share         we were children, our experiences         departments
before 1990. Some of us prefer         the experience of being placed        were ignored and forgotten once          • the general community
other terms including “care leavers”   in institutions or foster homes as    we left the institutions or foster
or “former state wards”. The term      children. We know how isolating       homes, and we were expected to           about what we experienced
each of us use and identify with       and challenging life can be when      just forget our experiences and get      during our time in institutions
is a personal choice, and none of      you feel like no one understands      on with our lives afterwards. Even       and foster homes and how
these will be suitable for everyone.   what you’ve been through, or what     now, after inquiries and apologies,      that negatively impacts our
                                       you’re going through now. Wattle      that part of Australia’s history,        interactions with you now.
Some members of the Stolen
Generations and Former Child           Place staff do understand, they       along with our experiences, seem to      Secondly, to help share the
Migrants were also placed in           listen and they know how to help.     have been largely forgotten by the       collective secrets we hold, and
institutions or foster homes, and                                            wider community. Unfortunately, we       generate more understanding,
therefore share similar childhood      Why everyone needs to                 can never forget our experiences         more discussion, and highlight the
experiences, and similar impacts in    know about Wattle Place               because receiving that kind of           positive difference other people
adulthood, to Forgotten Australians.   We also want the wider community      treatment as a child leaves physical     can easily make to our lives.
                                       to know about Wattle Place. Many of   and psychological scars that
                                       us hold the stories of our own past                                            Thirdly, to invite Forgotten
                                                                             continue to impact us every day.
                                       as secrets. We find our individual                                             Australians who don’t know about
                                                                             We want the wider community              Wattle Place, to get in touch and
                                       stories very difficult to discuss,
                                                                             to know and understand what              see if Wattle Place can assist you.
                                       but Wattle Place can safely share
                                                                             happened to us because we don’t
                                       what we, as a group, experienced.
                                                                             want to be “Forgotten” anymore.
                                       When people know about Wattle
                                       Place and the work they do, they

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So, let’s tell you
about Wattle Place!
                                                                        Those of us who were in NSW            Wattle Place provides a warm,
Wattle Place is part of             Wattle Place provides the           institutions and foster homes are      friendly and relaxed environment
Relationships Australia             following services:                 also eligible for a contribution       to get together with others
NSW and provides services           • Face to face and                  towards the costs of some services     who understand what we’ve
specifically to support:              telephone counselling             that support our wellbeing, such       experienced, participate in
• Forgotten Australians – that                                          as medical, dental, optical, etc.      enriching activities, or just hang out
                                    • Assistance with information
  is, people who experienced                                                                                   and chat with our “pet” cat, Wattle.
                                      and referrals to other services   In addition, Wattle Place provides
  institutional or foster care
                                                                        separate support services for          They offer culturally sensitive
  as children, before 1990          • Access to Institutional
                                                                        people considering applying for        support and the opportunity to
                                      and personal records
• Members of the Stolen                                                 Redress under the National Redress     speak with Aboriginal counsellors,
  Generations and Former Child      • Family tracing                    Scheme, and people who were            if you’d prefer. Wattle Place also
  Migrants who were also placed                                         impacted by past forced adoptions.     offers a number of the services
                                    • Therapeutic Casework
  in institutions or foster homes                                                                              over the phone, online and through
                                    • Social activities and             All these services are free and
                                                                                                               coordination with other services.
• Anyone 26 years or older who                                          do not require a referral.
                                      commemorative events
  was placed in out-of-home                                                                                    You may have never identified
  care in NSW after 1990            • The Drop-in centre                Support specific to our needs          as a Forgotten Australian, or
                                    • Group workshops                   Wattle Place has around 20 staff       known of the existence of the
                                                                        who specialise in supporting people    term, but if you were placed in
                                    • A quarterly newsletter            with childhood experiences of          institutions or foster homes when
                                                                        institutional and foster care. They    you were a child, you are eligible
                                                                        understand the ongoing impacts         for support from Wattle Place.
                                                                        that those experiences can continue    If you feel that you need some
                                                                        to have throughout life, and provide   support, we encourage you to
                                                                        non-judgmental, compassionate          contact Wattle Place to see if
                                                                        and empathetic support. The staff      it is the right service for you.
                                                                        are strong advocates for us and
                                                                        are here to help us navigate life.

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What makes
Wattle Place
special?

A place to belong                     Wattle Place provides an          They know the importance of trust      gain new skills, experience
The sense of belonging that Wattle    opportunity to be around others   Wattle Place staff are dedicated       new things and develop
Place creates is invaluable to us,    who have a shared experience.     to helping us and work to earn our     connections and friendships.
but Wattle Place does so much                                           trust slowly through compassion,
more. Wattle Place provides social    We have choices                   honesty and reliability.               They recognise our strengths
connections and the opportunity       We are given choice over our                                             Although we share a common
to be a part of a community where     involvement at Wattle Place.      They support our search for answers    bond, each of our experiences
we feel we are among friends and      This is important to us, as the   Finding records of our identity, our   were different, and each of our
we belong. Knowing that we have       powerlessness we felt in our      family or our time in out-of-home      responses and coping mechanisms
somewhere to go for support when      childhood was very traumatic.     care can be incredibly significant     are different. Despite what we went
we need it, provides a sense of                                         for us, but can have both positive     through in our childhood, many
security and increased confidence     We are respected                  and negative effects. Wattle Place     of us have survived. Even though,
in facing some of our challenges.     Wattle Place staff understand     not only help us find our records,     for many of us, that survival has
                                      what we struggle with and         but also provide support, when we      its challenges, we continue to
We are believed                       show us respect and kindness.     need it, to deal with what we find.    battle through. Wattle Place staff
The staff at Wattle Place             This is not always the case out                                          recognise and acknowledge that.
are aware of the history and          in the wider community            We have fun and form friendships
continuing impacts on Forgotten                                         The group work and the social
Australians. It is liberating to be                                     activities offered by Wattle
able to confide in someone (if we                                       Place provide fun and varied
choose to) and to be believed.                                          ways to explore our creativity,

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Motion of apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants
     We come together today to deal with an ugly chapter in our
     nation’s history. And we come together today to offer our                         as child migrants - robbed of your        And we reflect with you as well, in
     nation’s apology. To say to you, the Forgotten Australians, and                   families, robbed of your homeland,        sad remembrance, on those who
                                                                                       regarded not as innocent children but     simply could not cope and who
     those who were sent to our shores as children without your
                                                                                       regarded instead as a source of child     took their own lives in absolute
     consent, that we are sorry.                                                       labour. To those of you who were          despair. We recognise the pain you
                                                                                       told you were orphans, brought here       have suffered. Pain is so very, very
     Sorry - that as children you           that many of these little ones who         without your parents’ knowledge or        personal. Pain is so profoundly
     were taken from your families          were entrusted to institutions and         consent, we acknowledge the lies          disabling. So, let us together,
     and placed in institutions where       foster homes instead, were abused          you were told, the lies told to your      as a nation, allow this apology
     so often you were abused.              physically, humiliated cruelly, violated   mothers and fathers, and the pain         to begin to heal this pain.
                                            sexually. And we look back with            these lies have caused for a lifetime.
     Sorry - for the physical suffering,                                                                                         Healing the pain felt by so many
                                            shame at how those with power              To those of you separated on the
     the emotional starvation and the                                                                                            of the half a million of our fellow
                                            were allowed to abuse those who            dockside from your brothers and
     cold absence of love, of tenderness,                                                                                        Australians who were children in
                                            had none. And how then, as if this         sisters; taken alone and unprotected
     of care.                                                                                                                    care - children in our care. And let us
                                            was not injury enough, you were left       to the most remote parts of a foreign
                                            ill-prepared for life outside - left to                                              also resolve this day that this national
     Sorry - for the tragedy, the                                                      land - we acknowledge today that
                                            fend for yourselves; often unable                                                    apology becomes a turning point in
     absolute tragedy, of childhoods                                                   the laws of our nation failed you.
                                            to read or write; to struggle alone                                                  our nation’s story. A turning point for
     lost,- childhoods spent instead in
                                            with no friends and no family.             And for this we are deeply sorry.         shattered lives. A turning point for
     austere and authoritarian places,
                                                                                                                                 governments at all levels and of every
     where names were replaced by           For these failures to offer proper care    We think also today of all the families
                                                                                                                                 political hue and colour to do all in
     numbers, spontaneous play by           to the powerless, the voiceless and        of these Forgotten Australians and
                                                                                                                                 our power to never let this happen
     regimented routine, the joy of         the most vulnerable, we say sorry.         former child migrants who are still
                                                                                                                                 again. For the protection of children
     learning by the repetitive drudgery                                               grieving, families who were never
                                            We reflect too today on the                                                          is the sacred duty of us all.
     of menial work.                                                                   reunited, families who were never
                                            families who were ripped apart
                                                                                       reconciled, families who were lost to     This is the motion that later this day
     Sorry - for all these injustices to    simply because they had fallen on
                                                                                       one another forever. We reflect too       this Government will commend to the
     you, as children, who were placed      hard times. Hard times brought about
                                                                                       on the burden that is still carried by    Parliament of Australia.
     in our care.                           by illness, by death and by poverty.
                                                                                       our own children, your own children,
                                            Some simply left destitute when                                                      The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
     As a nation, we must now reflect on                                               your grandchildren, your husbands,
                                            fathers damaged by war could no                                                      Prime Minister
     those who did not receive proper                                                  your wives, your partners and your
                                            longer cope. Again, we say sorry for
     care. We look back with shame                                                     friends - and we thank them for           16 November 2009
                                            the extended families you
     that so many of you were left cold,                                               the faith, the love and the depth
                                            never knew.
     hungry and alone, and with nobody,                                                of commitment that has helped
     absolutely nobody, to whom you         We acknowledge the particular pain         see you through the valley of tears
     could turn. We look back with shame    of children shipped to Australia           that was not of your own making.
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Why do many
Forgotten Australians
need a service like
Wattle Place?

Wattle Place was established              health and dental care, poor or          The trauma stays with us                  reliving the trauma. We therefore
by the NSW Government                     non-existent education, separation                                                 respond, neurologically, as the child
                                                                                   For many of us, our childhood
                                          from family, abandonment and a                                                     experiencing the trauma.
in acknowledgment of the                  loss of identity while placed in these
                                                                                   experiences have left us in
                                                                                                                             In these situations, we may become
ongoing impacts from the                                                           circumstances where, in adulthood,
                                          institutions or foster homes.                                                      angry, abusive, panicked or non-
                                                                                   we have regular interactions with
mistreatment Forgotten                    Unfortunately for us, the majority       the social security, health and justice
                                                                                                                             compliant.
Australians received as                   of Australians didn’t know it was        systems. These can be stressful           It may seem to you that we are
children while in institutions            happening at the time, still aren’t      environments for anyone, but are          being unreasonable or irrational,
and foster homes.                         aware that it happened and aren’t        even more difficult for us, given our     that we are just being stubborn. But
                                          aware of the trauma we have carried      fear and mistrust of Government           that is not the case. The trauma we
Our reality                               with us our whole lives from those       authority.                                experienced as children typically
                                          experiences.                                                                       develops into complex trauma, that
While not all institutional or out-                                                Every day, the interactions we
                                                                                                                             is, trauma which structurally and
of-home care experiences were             (Further reading about what we’ve        have, in all kinds of situations,
                                                                                                                             chemically altered our developing
negative, sadly a large proportion        been through: Please see the links       will potentially trigger distressing
                                                                                                                             brains. Our responses, therefore, are
of them were incredibly traumatic.        on page 19 of this booklet)              memories or flashbacks to traumatic
                                                                                                                             instinctual and involuntary.
Many of us, as children, experienced                                               experiences in our childhood. In
things we never should have. We                                                    those moments, it is as though            (Further reading about complex
suffered horrific brutality, sexual                                                we are back in those terrifying           trauma: Please see the Blueknot
assault, cruelty, humiliation, neglect,                                            situations, and therefore                 Foundation link on page 19 of this
exploitation, poor or non-existent                                                                                           booklet)

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What are some challenges
we face day to day?                                                            endured sometimes prevented us
                                                                               from developing the emotional
                                                                                                                                                Difficulty trusting others
                                                                                                                                                Trusting in people is very difficult
                                                                               building blocks required to                                      for us. Too often we had no one
                                                                               form a healthy and positive                                      to place our trust in, and if we did,
                                                                               sense of self and belonging.                                     our trust was often betrayed or
                                                                                                                                                exploited. We particularly mistrust
                                                                               Struggles with our Identity                                      Government departments and
Any situation where we feel             We can be sensitive about our
                                        privacy and belongings, things that    Our identity can be another difficult                            authority figures, given their
we don’t have control, or                                                      subject for us. We lost our sense                                past responsibility and role in
                                        were often denied to us as children.
feel threatened physically or                                                  of self as individuals, our sense                                our traumatic childhoods.
emotionally, is likely to trigger       Filling in forms or using a computer   of connection and belonging and
                                        can be stressful, even humiliating.    our sense of place and worth.                                    Fear of an unknown future
negative reactions in us.               We were often denied a good, or        Sometimes our names were                                         One of the greatest concerns
                                        any, education and are therefore       changed and some of us were only
Fear of being triggered                                                                                                                         among many of us is that we will
                                        not always good at reading or          identified by numbers. Record
It can be something as small                                                                                                                    end up having to go into nursing
                                        writing. The shame we feel makes       keeping about us was often poor
as a smell, a sound, an item or                                                                                                                 homes as we age. Facing re-
                                        it difficult to tell people, so we     or non-existent, so we often don’t
a name, that reminds us of the                                                                                                                  institutionalisation and vulnerability
                                        may respond by getting agitated.       even know standard things about
institution itself, or something                                                                                                                is a terrifying prospect, one that
                                        Having to tell our own personal        our identity or family history.                                  many of us simply cannot face.
that happened to us in the
institution or foster home.             stories is particularly distressing,
                                        so having to repeat it each time       Difficulty connecting with others
Physical touch, and intrusion on        we see a new medical practitioner      Connection to our family was often
our personal space or privacy, can      or service provider is extremely       completely severed. We were
trigger flashbacks to sexual assault    difficult. We often just don’t tell    commonly lied to and told that our
or other feelings of intimidation,      people, even though it would           parents had died or abandoned
humiliation and powerlessness.          be easier for us if they knew.         us. This and the treatment we
This makes medical examinations                                                endured quite often negatively
particularly difficult and will often   Our experiences of being talked
                                                                               impacted our ability to form
prevent us seeking treatment early,     down to by government staff
                                                                               and maintain positive and loving
sometimes avoiding appointments,        and those in authority, when
                                                                               relationships, often affecting our
at the expense of our health.           dealing with departments such
                                                                               marriages and parenting. We were
                                        as Centrelink, Housing and
Being in a hospital ward can                                                   commonly deprived of love and
                                        Health, makes us feel belittled,
remind us of being in the                                                      positive attention. We suffered a
                                        intimidated and reminds us of the
dormitory of an institution.                                                   profound sense of separation and
                                        contempt with which we were
                                                                               abandonment. “The loss of family,
                                        treated by authority figures in the
                                                                               usually including separation from
                                        institutions and foster homes.
                                                                               siblings, caused grief, feelings of
                                        Apart from specific “triggers”, we     isolation, guilt, self-blame and
                                        often also suffer ongoing mental       confusion about their identity.” 2
                                        health issues such as depression,
                                        anxiety and sometimes personality
                                        disorders.1 The trauma that we         1 & 2 Alliance for Forgotten Australians, 2014, Forgotten Australians:
                                                                               Supporting survivors of childhood institutional care in Australia
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How can the wider                                                                 Learn more about complex trauma         Please remember…
community help                                                                    Being more aware of complex
                                                                                  trauma, and useful ways to manage
                                                                                                                          Your response matters
                                                                                                                          We need you to help us manage in
Forgotten Australians?                                                            the reactions, responses and
                                                                                  behaviours stemming from it, will
                                                                                                                          these situations. We need you to
                                                                                                                          take this information on board and
                                                                                  improve your ability to respond         use your increased understanding
                                                                                  effectively in situations that would    to guide how you work with us.
Reading this booklet is the first step! Understand what we went                   otherwise be very challenging.          Small changes you make can make
through and how the physical, mental and emotional burden of                                                              a big difference in our lives.
                                                                                  Refer people to Wattle Place
those experiences continues to impact our lives.The good news
                                                                                  If you recognise similar past           Our aim is that everyone
is, there are things you can do to help us get through these                      experiences, or similar reactions,
difficulties in life. For instance:                                               responses or behaviours in a loved
                                                                                                                          will understand what being a
                                                                                  one, friend, neighbour, customer        Forgotten Australian means
                                                                                  or client of yours, ask them if they    and how that might be
Ask the question                          more at ease and have confidence        know about Wattle Place. If they
                                          in you. It may be that we then have                                             impacting us. All we really ask
If you notice behaviours like those                                               don’t, please let them know about it.
                                          a conversation about options which                                              is to be treated with respect
described in this booklet, it would
help to ask, “have you ever spent
                                          will enable us to proceed.              Contact Wattle Place                    and understanding, so that we
time in a foster home or institution      Understand our perspective              If you need advice or assistance        can have peace of mind and
as a child?” This prevents us having      We realise some of our reactions,       about how to support a Forgotten        hope, that our future can be
to explain ourselves or tell you          responses and behaviours can be         Australian, or someone you think        free of the fear we endured
details about our past, which can         difficult for you, but the reality is   may be a Forgotten Australian,
be very distressing.                      they can cause great distress in our    please contact Wattle Place.
                                                                                                                          in our past.
                                          lives. We wish we didn’t experience
If we answer “yes”, it is really
                                          them, and we work on minimising
important that you:
                                          and managing them for our own
Believe us                                wellbeing, with the help of services
                                          such as Wattle Place. However, that
Being believed is very important
                                          is incredibly difficult and takes a
for us. We often guard this secret
                                          great deal of mental and emotional
closely, so if we reveal this secret to
                                          strength, which we don’t always
you, we need it to be validated.
                                          have.
“I believe you” is not a phrase we
are used to hearing.
                                          Avoid assumptions and biases
Ask “what do you need from me?”           Communicate clearly with kindness,
                                          empathy and sensitivity, with a view
We may not always know the
                                          to understanding how to minimise
answer, but asking us shows us that
                                          our distress.
you understand and respect us.
That, in itself, may help us to feel

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Support for                                                                   Further
Forgotten Australians                                                         Reading
Services for Forgotten Australians       Additional information and support
are also available in other states and   is available at:
territories.
                                         Find and Connect
For further information, please          www.findandconnect.gov.au
contact us at Wattle Place:
                                         Alliance for Forgotten Australians
Freecall: 1800 663 844                   (AFA)
(02) 8837 7000                           www.forgottenaustralians.org.au
wattleplace@ransw.org.au
                                         Care Leavers Australasia Network
www.wattleplace.org.au                   (CLAN)
                                         www.clan.org.au/support@clan.
                                         org.au
                                         Link-up NSW Aboriginal Corporation
                                         www.linkupnsw.org.au
                                                                              Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Health (2016)
If you feel distressed by anything in this booklet, please contact            Caring for Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and
Wattle Place, or one of the services below:                                   Stolen Generations
                                                                              https://agedcare.health.gov.au/support-services/people-from-diverse-
                                                                              backgrounds/caring-for-forgotten-australians-former-child-migrants-and-
NSW Rape Crisis Centre                   Blueknot Helpline
                                                                              stolen-generations-booklet
24/7 phone and online counselling        Mon to Fri 9am—5pm
1800 424 017                             1300 657 380                         Elizabeth Fernandez, et.al. 2015
www.nswrapecrisis.com.au                 www.blueknot.org.au/Helpline         No child should grow up like this: Identifying long term outcomes of
                                                                              Forgotten Australians, Child Migrants and the Stolen Generations School
Samsn (Survivors and Mates               Lifeline Australia                   of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales
Support Network)
                                         24/7 Crisis Support and Suicide      www.forgottenaustralians.unsw.edu.au
Mon to Fri 9am—5pm                       Prevention
1800 472 676                             13 11 14                             Blueknot Foundation
www.samsn.org.au                         www.lifeline.org.au                  https://www.blueknot.org.au/Resources/Information/Understanding-abuse-
                                                                              and-trauma/What-is-childhood-trauma/Childhood-trauma-and-the-brain
Suicide Call Back Service
24/7 phone and online counselling                                             National Museum of Australia
1300 659 467                                                                  Inside: Life in Children’s Homes and Institutions – Exhibition website
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au                                             https://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/exhibition.html

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“We hope this booklet will help us share the
collective secrets we hold, and will generate
more understanding, more discussion,
and highlight the positive difference other
people can easily make to our lives.”
Jan and Ray

For further information,
please visit our website at:
www.wattleplace.org.au
Freecall: 1800 663 844
Phone: 02 8837 7000
Email: wattleplace@ransw.org.au

This booklet does not express the views of all Forgotten
Australians associated with Wattle Place or those outside
of the Wattle Place community.
© Wattle Place 2019
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