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Western Australia - Glossary Term
Child Migrant ( - )
- Categories
- Term commonly found on child welfare records
- Location
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The term child migrant refers to children between the ages of 8 and 13, although some were younger, who were sent to Australia as part of various British Child migrant schemes. The Western Australian Department for Family and Children's Services defines child migrant in the context of Western Australia as children from the United Kingdom and Malta who were sent to the state between 1913 and 1968 unaccompanied by parents and under the guardianship of the Federal Minister for Immigration (in 1946) and the relevant State Department (after 1947.) These children had no family ties or contacts in Australia. Prior to the enactment of Commonwealth legislation in 1946, State Child Welfare legislation and the general law covered custody and guardianship arrangements.
- Collection Title
- Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project [sound recording], National Library of Australia (2009 - 2012)
- Date Range
- 2009 - 2012
- Reference
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4707359
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
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Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
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