Bringing Them Home Report

On the removal of Aboriginal children from their families: 

 Because [my mother] wasn't educated, the white people were allowed to come in and do whatever they wanted to do - all she did was sign papers. Quite possibly, she didn't even know what she signed ... The biggest hurt, I think, was having my mum chase the welfare car - I'll always remember it - we were looking out the window and mum was running behind us and singing out for us. They locked us in the police cell up here and mum was walking up and down outside the police station and crying and screaming out for us. There was 10 of us.

Confidential evidence 689, New South Wales: woman removed in the 1960s and placed in Parramatta Girls' Home.