Immigration - Child migration schemes - Big Brother Movement farm near Liverpool, New South Wales, 1959, courtesy of National Archives of Australia.
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Karmsley Hills was a training farm for youth migrants that was established by the Big Brother Movement at Bossley Park, near Liverpool, in 1947. Between 1947 and 1971 nearly 4000 young British migrants passed through this establishment. It closed in 1971.
The Big Brother Movement purchased Karmsley Hills, which was a 600 acre property, for £15,000 and it was dedicated as a memorial to the little brothers who lost their lives in World War II.
Sources used to compile this entry: On Their Own: Britain's Child Migrants, Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool, 2010, https://www.sea.museum/explore/online-exhibitions/britains-child-migrants/new-lands-new-life/youth-migration; 'Gunning House', in Big Brother Movement Ltd Youth Support, BBM Ltd Youth Support, 2012, https://www.bbm.asn.au/big-brother-movement/gunning-house/; 'Our Heritage', in Big Brother Movement Ltd Youth Support, BBM Ltd Youth Support, 2012, http://www.bbm.asn.au/bbm-youth-support/big-brother-movement/.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 5 November 2012, Last modified: 12 April 2019
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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