Maria Starcevic

Born

1933 Carlton, Victoria

Removed

1933 Broadmeadows Foundling Home

Personal Statement

I think people should know how we were treated and I’m not the only one. I don’t carry excess baggage with me. I’ve got over it. I’ve been so fortunate to have such good friends around me. After I got out of the Good Shepherd Orphanage I went to Sydney and met beautiful people who looked after me and I never looked back. I was very fortunate. I think my sense of humor kept me going. I only ever had one dear friend who wasn’t Indigenous. All my other every friends were Indigenous and I was drawn to those people and I still am today. Some of my friends I’ve had for over 55 years.