Dreadnought Association - records, 1890-1997

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Quote this number to access your records: State Library of New South Wales - Manuscripts & Pictures Call Number, MLMSS 6448 / Boxes 1, 3-8 and Boxes 2X, 9X-10X MLMSS 6448 / Boxes 2X, 9X-10X

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These records are held by State Library of New South Wales (1827 - current).

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This is a collection of records of the Dreadnought Association, which was formed in the 1970s by former ‘Dreadnought boys’ (child migrants brought to Australia by the Dreadnought Trust). The records relate to to child migration and to the Government Agricultural Farm at Scheyville.

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The State Library of New South Wales’ online catalogue has a detailed listing of the contents of this collection. The records include:

minutes of meetings of the Dreadnought Trust and the Dreadnought Association
correspondence
registers of apprentices at Department of Agriculture farms
personal histories of ‘Dreadnought boys’
newsletters
photographs
scrapbooks

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1890
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1997
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Dreadnought Association - records, 1890-1997

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