25-1075 – Freddy Wilridge

1. One day I didn’t want to do any chores so I stayed. I was reported by the station hand to the manager (J.Deplledge ) . He told me and my mother to get out of the station. So Mum packed our swag and we walked to the turnoff accompanied by our red collie dog. We camped the night at Sandfire, we walked towards Anna Plains Station, as we walked over the sand dunes we walked to a windmill called “Warden” where there was a station hand fixing the windmill accompanied by my Uncle. They gave me and my Mother a ride into Anna Plains Station. We stayed there for a week then we journeyed into the LaGrange mission.

2. I was forcefully placed in the dormitory and school, which had a set of rules with the assimilation Act 1905 with one of the rules being we couldn’t go and visit our families at the village camp.

3. After completing year 10 in La Grange mission I attended Derby Senior High School. The principal at the time was John Clarke. I resided at St Joseph’s hostel in Derby. I stayed until after Easter and I was transferred to Broome Campus Christian Brothers College. I completed year 11 then got expelled which led me to Wallal Station where I worked in the sheep and cattle industry. Later on I went back to La Grange Mission.

4. In 1979 I got a job with Broome Government Nursery after that I went back to La Grange Mission. I attended Tafe and Notre Dame Broome Campus I also attended John Curtin University in Perth. I received my doctorate degree in University. In the year 2000 Western Desert got their native title . I was running for the CEO job at WDLAC with Clinton Wolf. Wolfy got elected for the CEO position.Clinton offered me a psoition as a language field officer with Brad Derschow and then later I was elected vice chair for WDLAC. When that position went vacant for the AGM I then got a job at Telfar Gold Mine run by NewCrest Mining Company. I got a job at Westrac warehouse as a trainee parts orientation with a supervisor by the name Martin Mcrae a Kiwi who likes hunting and gathering who also loves his sea food and eats fish like we do eats the fish sucks the brains and the eyeballs and the bones where the protien is. I got a job in the Pilbara Logistics company owned by Jeffrey Stocker (Gobby) In 2011 I owned a company called LPW & Son Transport.

Now I live in Broome. I have my own art business Longuda Design. Now I’m also doing artwork at the artists away form home in Broome. As an independant artsist I do my own artwork at home for my business.