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Parragirls, Past Present at Living Digital Heritage Conference
The immersive experience ParraGirls Past, Present. Unlocking memories of institutional ‘care’, 2017, by Lily Hibberd, Volker Kuchelmeister, Alex Davies, producer: Jill Bennett, with Bonney Djuric, Jenny McNally, Lynne Edmondson Paskovski, Gypsie Hayes, Denise Nicholas, has been invited as a showcase by the Living Digital Heritage Conference hosted by the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment at Macquarie University, 5 – 7 November 2021.
The project offers a very personal perspective on the Parramatta Girls Home, a former state-controlled child welfare institution situated at the convict-era Parramatta Female Factory in western Sydney.