Videos: South Coastal

Life at Yarra Bay: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Margaret Slowgrove, speaking with daughter,...

Auntie Maud - She was a beautiful person: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Margaret Slowgrove, had a beloved “auntie” next door, named...

Playing Vigoro at the local park in Botany: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Margaret Slowgrove describes to her daughter,...

Playing Vigoro for NSW: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Speaking with daughter, Karen Maber and Peter Read,...

Botany School, everyone grew up together: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Margaret Slowgrove, speaking with daughter,...

Memories from #10 Underwood St, Botany: Margaret Slowgrove

Revisiting her childhood home in Botany, Margaret Slowgrove shares memories...

Playing in the dam at Botany: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Standing beside the dam at Botany where she used to play in the 1940s and 50s, Margaret Slowgrove...

Unbelievable - revisiting #10 Underwood Ave, Botany: Margaret Slowgrove with Karen Maber

Margaret Slowgrove revisits her childhood home, now a warehouse, in Botany...

Moved to Green Valley as part of the assimilation policy - you just got on with it: Janny Ely

When Auntie Janny Ely’s family moved to their Housing Commission place in...

Getting an exemption – caring for mum and avoiding the welfare: Janny Ely

Auntie Janny Ely tells of being harassed by welfare and then being summonsed...

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