Goodna girls : a history of children in a Queensland mental asylum / Adele Chynoweth.
Goodna girls : a history of children in a Queensland mental asylum / Adele Chynoweth.
Goodna girls : a history of children in a Queensland mental asylum / Adele Chynoweth.
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Publisher
Acton, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2020]
Call Numbers
H 2020/2743
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part 1. Historical context. 1. Marginalised voices: the quest for a recognised history -- Part 2. The survivors. 2. The Panther: Jean/Erin ; 3. One of the most persistent bitches: Judy ; 4. Wasted days and wasted nights: Rose ; 5. Don't shoot the wounded: Tammy -- Part 3. The witnesses. 6. Brewing t...
Publication information
Publisher
Acton, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
[2020]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Goodna Girls tells the story of children incarcerated in Wolston Park Hospital, an adult psychiatric facility in Queensland, Australia. It contains the personal testimonies of women who relate--in their own no-holds-barred style and often with irreverent humour--how they, as children, ended up in Wolston Park and how this affected their adult lives...
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Goodna girls : a history of children in a Queensland mental asylum / Adele Chynoweth.
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Aboriginal history monographs.
Series from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references.
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©2020.
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H 2020/2743
Record Identifier
74VKaM6g7ALd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaM6g7ALd
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ISBN
9781760463908 (paperback)
DDC
362.73/209943
MMS ID
991024347119602626
