British child migrants assisted by the British Child Migration Scheme arrived in Western Australia from as early as 1913. Until child migration ceased in 1967-68, Western Australia received 48% of arrivals from Britain and Malta.
Sources used to compile this entry: Francis, Rosemary, 'Child and Youth Migration (1913 - 1968)', in Find & Connect web resource, 2011, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE00473b.htm.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 16 November 2012
Last updated: 4 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/australia/biogs/FE00105b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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