The first group of more than 200 'little brothers' sailed from England on the Jervis Bay, arriving in Melbourne, via Fremantle, on 14 December 1925. By 1927 over 300 'Little Brothers' had arrived in NSW. Over the coming decades, more than 12,000 young people arrived under this scheme.
The Big Brother Movement, based in Sydney, is now known as Big Brother Movement Ltd Youth Support and welcomes contact from former 'Little Brothers.' Its website has a forum for Little Brothers which includes details of reunions.
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Last updated:
13 February 2018
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