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Marie Melito Russell

I think it is really important that our stories get out there so that the next generation will know what happened to us in the past. I think that is really important. I visit a lot of schools to tell my story. Otherwise people wouldn't know.

Born
1935
Crown Street Women's Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales
Removed
1935
Foster parents in Sydney, New South Wales

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