Child migration - naa.gov.au
WEBFind records about more than 3200 children who migrated to Australia under approved schemes between 1947 and 1953.
Home Children - Wikipedia
WEBHome Children was the child migration scheme founded by Annie MacPherson in 1869, under which more than 100,000 children were sent from the United Kingdom to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The programme was largely discontinued in the 1930s but not entirely terminated until the 1970s.
Creating a Nation: Australia’s child migrants - ABC Education
WEBJul 5, 2022 · Peter Bennett was a child migrant from England who was sent to Australia in the 1940s when he was 6 years old. His sister, who was several years older than him, would have been sent to Canada but luckily they managed to stay together. Why wasn't she sent to Canada? Find out if Australia also had requirements of their child migrants.
The 13-year-old girl sent on a 'day-trip' to Australia - BBC News
WEBOct 29, 2015 · She was one of as many as 100,000 British children to be sent overseas to Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries as child migrants between 1869 and 1970.
Australia's forgotten child migrants - Australian Geographic
WEBDec 1, 2010 · About 7,000 child migrants – some as young as three years old – were brought to Australia by the Fairbridge Society and Barnardo’s with the support and approval of the Australian Government.
Child migrants forcibly sent to Australia from UK after WWII to …
WEBMar 1, 2018 · Thousands of child migrants who were forcibly sent to Australia from Britain after World War II are likely to be compensated for the abuse and neglect they suffered.
The child abuse scandal of the British children sent abroad
WEBFeb 26, 2017 · In 2009 the Australian government apologised for the cruelty shown to the child migrants. Britain also made an apology in 2010. The pressure for answers and reparations had been growing.
WEBBetween 1947 and 1953 over 3200 children migrated to Australia under approved schemes. About 100 of these children were Maltese while the remainder came from the United Kingdom. Other European countries were asked if they would like to participate in the child migration scheme but they declined.
Meet the child migrants who became involuntary participants in ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Many children were shipped to Australia from the UK, under a child migration program last century. Some ended up at an orphanage in Perth, where they had to care for babies removed from their mostly unwed mothers during …
Former Child Migrants - Find and Connect
WEBThe Find & Connect Support Services providing support to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants living in Australia with counselling, obtaining records and reconnecting with family, where possible.