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Lost drawings paint a picture of life at Mount Margaret Mission for Aboriginal children

Laurel Cooper was five years old when she was taken from her parents and sent to live at the Mount Margaret Mission.   

At 88, she still remembers the pain she felt when she was separated from her mother and the community that took her in.

"At first it was very sad for me, leaving my mum and going into the mission there, but the bigger girls were really good to us; they used to comfort us and help us," she said.

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