tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301770038605403899.post2685863409454869407..comments2023-11-03T18:47:00.338+11:00Comments on Blackwattle Boy: Go WestFresh Localhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11576485778694307929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301770038605403899.post-90733773146384752932011-06-20T19:59:37.404+10:002011-06-20T19:59:37.404+10:00I've read one book about the Institution but I...I've read one book about the Institution but I think it was by Jim Kohen. Marsden's dismissive attitude towards Aboriginal people is well documented. The Marsden's had a houseboy they called Tristan and are on record as saying he was like an adopted son. Tristan jumped ship on a voyage to England and was discovered in a state of poor health years later.Fresh Localhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576485778694307929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301770038605403899.post-38166174978733132782011-06-20T19:15:44.508+10:002011-06-20T19:15:44.508+10:00Great post. I got lost in Parramatta too! Have you...Great post. I got lost in Parramatta too! Have you read the book called the Blacktown Native Institution by Jack Bloom? There is a lot about Marsden in there. I was researching some West Australian Aboriginal kids who ended up at BNI.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.com