07-18-2010, 09:27 PM
HELLO ROBIN.
Yes it did happen and if not for a social worker called Margaret Humphreys it might have stayed under the radar.
If you can get hold of the two books I mentioned that will tell you a little.
eventually the Child Migrant Trust came into being and helped reunite some people with surviving parent-- if they were still alive after so many years.
the British GOVT put three Million poumds in to help these former child migrants then Australia added some although there was a three year time limit. I do believe that many canadians lost out because they were sent out earlier than many of those sent to Australia. Many of those migrated thought they were orphans-- but mostly that was not the case at all
There was a book published in australia last year called "THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN" by David HIll. He was one of those sent out there. Its worth reading if its available in this country. I could tell a lot but this is not the place of course.
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