Children of displaced persons arrived in Australia with a least one parent, but many were placed in orphanages. We’re looking into this piece of Australian history.
We’re expanding our information about children who went from Bonegilla Migrant Camp to the welfare system.
A project that documents the stories of people who spent time in care, in their own words & on their own terms, is coming to a close.
Film taken in children’s homes and institutions provide a skewed view of life in care, but also some insights into life at the time.
People who were in care as children were often separated from their siblings & may not have known their parents. It’s possible they may be found.
For child migrants, records can be kept across Homes, organisations, and continents, all with their own rules.
Putting people in control of the narrative around their time in care with their own stories & in their own words.
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the National Apology, Find & Connect services around the country are holding events, listed here
The British government will compensate Former Child Migrants for the “misguided” program that saw around 4000 sent to Australia
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Following on from our last post, here’s a list of podcasts, interviews & exhibitions focused on Australia’s history of out-of-home care.
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