Oranges and Sunshine: Empty Cradles (44 page)

Sir Joseph Cook, High Commissioner of Australia, addressing Barnardo boys leaving for Australia in 1925. (
Hulton Deutsch
)
A party of boys preparing to leave their children's home in Liverpool for Canada in 1929. (
Hulton Deutsch
)
Florence Aulph, who was sent to Canada as a child.
Irish boys aged between five and twelve leaving for Australia on a scheme organized by the Catholic Church. (
Derry Journal
)
Leaving Nazareth House, Hammersmith, London, after the Second World War, for Australia.
Catholic boys from Birmingham destined for service of Canadian farms, 1929. (
Hulton Deutsch, 04055826
)
A truckload of Australia-bound children, 1947. (
Hulton Deutsch, 04045526
)
British children arrive at St Pancras Station
en route
to foster homes in New Zealand, 1951. (
Hulton Deutsch, 03596656
)
Arriving at Fremantle aboard the
Asturias
. (
Courtesy Battye Library
)
'Children under the Church of England Scheme (deprived of normal home life) who are going to Homes in various parts of Australia,' 1955. (
Hulton Deutsch, 04006715
)
First look at Melbourne for British child migrants (
The Age
)
Brother Paul Francis Keaney. (
Courtesy Battye Library
)

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