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Back on the block : Bill Simon's story / William Simon, Des Montgomerie and Jo Tuscano.

Back on the block : Bill Simon's story / William Simon, Des Montgomerie and Jo Tuscano.
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Record Number 13644
ISBN 9780855756772 (pbk.)
Location 305.89 SIM offsite storage
Author Simon, Bill, 1960-
Title Back on the block : Bill Simon's story / William Simon, Des Montgomerie and Jo Tuscano. [BOOK]
Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2009.
Collation 169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
General Note Includes index.
Contents: 1. Beginnings -- 2. Stolen -- 3. Lost -- 4. Finding a way -- Index.
Teachers' notes, a 35-page document, is available from the publisher's website. See link at the foot of this record.
Summary Note "Stolen, beaten, deprived of his liberty and used as child labour, Bill Simon's was not a normal childhood. He was told his mother didn't want him, that he was 'the scum of the earth' and was locked up in the notorious Kinchela Boys Home for eight years. His experiences there would shape his life forever. Bill Simon got angry, something which poisoned his life for the next two decades. A life of self abuse and crime finally saw him imprisoned. But Bill Simon has turned his life around and in Back on the Block, he hopes to help others to do the same. These days Bill works on the other side of the bars, helping other members of the Stolen Generations find a voice and their place; finally putting their pain to rest. He works on the streets, in jails, in churches and his home in Redfern is a drop-in centre for anyone in need. From his home on The Block in Sydney's Redfern, one of the most contentious and misunderstood places in Australia, Bill Simon tells the truth about life in one of Australia's most terrible juvenile institutions, where thousands of boys were warehoused and abused." - product description.
Personal Name Simon, Bill,1960-
Subject Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Redfern
Stolen generations (Australia)
Added Name Montgomerie, Des
Tuscano, Jo
Internet Site http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/asp/documents/Back_the_block_notes_final.pdf
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