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Books
This page features books written by Forgotten Australians about their 'care' experience.

Extinguished Hope,
A Biography
Kendra Bell-Hayes
ISBN: 978-1-32-059046-4
ISBN: 978-1-32-059046-4

Keep This a Secret. A compromising way of life I was never comfortable with.
Chris (Cocky) Caldwell
ISBN: 978-0-9943290-3-5
ISBN: 978-0-9943290-3-5

Children for Rent
Marion Caldwell
ISBN: 1-876760-51-6
ISBN: 1-876760-51-6

My Life as an Orphan
David Crisp
ISBN: 978-1-84748-214-3
ISBN: 978-1-84748-214-3

When Innocence Trembles, A Survivors Story
Kate Davies
ISBN: 0-646-43574-4
ISBN: 0-646-43574-4

The Divided Kingdom
Connie Ellement & Ron Davidson
ISBN: 0-949-206-22-9
ISBN: 0-949-206-22-9

Heartbeat of My Life
Julie Evans
ISBN: 978-0-6482988-1-6
ISBN: 978-0-6482988-1-6

Unexpected Forces
Stories and poems by Forgotten Australians
ISBN: 978-0-6489129-2-7
ISBN: 978-0-6489129-2-7

An Orphan’s escape. Memories of a lost childhood
Frank Golding
ISBN: 0 7344 0828 5
ISBN: 0 7344 0828 5

Miracle of Fairbridge
Joan Halls
ISBN: 0-85905-264-8
ISBN: 0-85905-264-8

Apology Accepted. A 1950’s Kid from Fairbridge
Peter L. Harding
ISBN: 9781495267307
ISBN: 9781495267307

The Bush Orphanage
John Hawkins
ISBN: 9780980619317
ISBN: 9780980619317

The Forgotten Children, Fairbridge Farm School and its Betrayal of Australia’s Child Migrants
David Hill
ISBN: 978-1-74166-684-7
ISBN: 978-1-74166-684-7

A Chip off What Block? A Child Migrant’s Tale
Laurence (Laurie) Humphreys
ISBN: 9780646471778
ISBN: 9780646471778

Two Cultures, One Story
Dr Rober Isaacs
ISBN: 978-1-925936-07-0
ISBN: 978-1-925936-07-0

Five Lives. How five children overcome their lost innocence
Rodney James
ISBN: 978-0-9751565-2-0
ISBN: 978-0-9751565-2-0

Not Just Another Pommy Bastard!
Michael Kenny
ISBN: N/A
ISBN: N/A

Out of Darkness
Ivor A Knight
ISBN: 1-86368-207-4
ISBN: 1-86368-207-4

Family First. A Memoir
George J Knox
ISBN: 978-0-646-82561-8
ISBN: 978-0-646-82561-8

Fairbridge Kid
John Lane
ISBN: 0-949206-61 X
ISBN: 0-949206-61 X

Rebecca's Law. Sojourn of a stolen father
Rohan McEnor
ISBN: 0 9577062 1 9
ISBN: 0 9577062 1 9

Red Tape Rape
Ki Meekins
ISBN: 978 0 646 48884 4
ISBN: 978 0 646 48884 4

Recipes for Survival. Stories of Hope and Healing by Survivors of the State ‘care’ System in Australia
Edited by Deidre Michell & PriscillaTaylor
ISBN: 978-0-9871858-0-8
ISBN: 978-0-9871858-0-8

The Long Journey
Paddy Monaghan
ISBN: N/A
ISBN: N/A

Nyoongar Man
Clive Morrison
ISBN: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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