The Habits Of New Norcia

The Habits Of New Norcia (2000)

Released Documentary · 53 min

 

The Habits Of New Norcia (2000)

Released Documentary · 53 min

 

An orphanage without orphans. A story told by the inmates themselves.

The stories in The Habits of New Norcia are told by former Western Australian Aboriginal child 'inmates' of the New Norcia Benedictine Mission who were separated from their families in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and confined in this "orphanage without orphans". In recent decades the New Norcia Monastery has been packaged as one of the State's leading cultural tourist attractions. "A unique blend of Spanish architecture, European art treasures... see more

An orphanage without orphans. A story told by the inmates themselves.

The stories in The Habits of New Norcia are told by former Western Australian Aboriginal child 'inmates' of the New Norcia Benedictine Mission who were separated from their families in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and confined in this "orphanage without orphans". In recent decades the New Norcia Monastery has been packaged as one of the State's leading cultural tourist attractions. "A unique blend of Spanish architecture, European art treasures... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 2000
COUNTRY
AU
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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