Dyer, Mollie (1927-1998)

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Aboriginal Child Welfare Worker and Aboriginal community worker
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Mollie Dyer, of Yorta Yorta descent, was instrumental in establishing the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) in 1977, and became its first Program Director. She fostered 20 children from Aboriginal communities in Victoria, as well as having six of her own. She advocated for the adoption legislation in Victoria to prevent Aboriginal families unnecessarily surrendering their children and was involved with the establishment of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) in the early 1980s. Dyer received an Advance Australia medal and an Order of Australia award for ‘her outstanding contribution to the advancement and enrichment of Australia, its people and its way of life’. Mollie Dyer died in 1998 after a long illness.

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  1. Dyer, Mollie (1927-1998)
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  1. The legal system in Australia with regard to Aboriginal delinquents / by Molly Dyer and Bill Slay
    [ Sound : 1977 ]
    At UQ Library
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  2. Women of the sun
    Australia. Special Broadcasting Service
    [ Video : 1982 ]
    Languages: English, Australian languages
    At 4 libraries
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  3. Women of the sun
    Australia. Special Broadcasting Service
    [ Video : 1981-1982 ]
    Languages: English, Australian languages
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  4. Women of the Sun Ep. O4: Lo-Arna (Vh)
    Prod Co: SBS/Generation Films
    [ Video : 1982 ]
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  1. Working with Aboriginal families and children
    Dyer, Mollie
    Australian Child and Family Welfare
    [ Article : 1980 ]
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  2. New approaches to programs for children
    Dyer, Mollie
    Social Security (Canberra)
    [ Article : 1979 ]
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  3. Putting family first (In Aboriginal families)
    Robin, Denise
    Aboriginal News
    [ Article : 1979 ]
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  4. Kids.(This Month)(Calendar)
    Dyer, Hadley
    Toronto Life
    [ Article : 2005-2009 ]
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  1. Room for one more : the life of Mollie Dyer / [Mollie Dyer]
    Dyer, Mollie
    [ Book : 2003 ]
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  2. Report of programs and places visited during study tour through Canada and United States : 20 June to 17 November, 1976 / Mollie G. Dyer
    Dyer, Mollie G
    [ Book : 1976 ]
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  3. A report on foster care programs (in Canada and United States) / Mollie Dyer
    Dyer, Mollie
    [ Book : 1976 ]
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  4. MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid / edited by Jason S. Fairbourne, Stephen W. Gibson and W. Gibb Dyer, Jr
    Fairbourne, Jason S., 1973-
    [ Book : 2007 ]
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  1. Website: Australian Women's Archives Project
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  2. Website: Putting skirts on the sacred benches : women candidates for the New South Wales Parliament
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  3. Website: Victoria's mental health services
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  1. [Biographical cuttings on Mollie Dyer, director of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
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  2. Papers of William Morris Hughes
    Hughes, W. M. (William Morris), 1862-1952
    [ Unpublished : 1865-1958 ]
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  3. Records of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI)
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  1. Do Or Dy-er! [coming soon]
    Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956) Saturday 17 March 1945 p 21 Article
    ... Dy-er! Well-known and popular Mollie Dyer, of Maloolm-st, entertained lavishly at her flat on Saturday night. Occa sion was her birthday, and Mollie whizzed it on in true do or Dy-er style. To back up the keg Mollie provided a super supper which included crayfish from Geraldton. Only thing lacking ... 55 words
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    Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Tuesday 4 January 1949 p 6 Article Illustrated
    ... title MOLLIE COUDREY, of Exeter (left) and Valda Dyer, of Peterhead, were attractive In shorts when they arrived at Semaphore on Saturday to spend the day on the beach. ... 29 words
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  3. PRIZE LIST. PAINTING OR DRAWING SECTION
    The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) Saturday 29 April 1922 p 20 Article
    ... PRIZE LIST. PAINTING OR DRAWING. SECTION L Mollie Ring, 3 East Terrace, Glenelg; 5/. SECTION II. Maisie Chantrill, William Street, Hawthorn; 5/. Harold Philpott. 7 Bristol Street, Parkside; 2/6. MR. X Doris Dyer, One Tree Hill; 5/. ... 37 words
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