Little brothers from UK begin new life AKA Barnardos Boys to Australia

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Description: This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1948 about a group of child migrants from the United Kingdom to Australia, sponsored by the Big Brother Movement. It shows a ship that had 580 'new settlers' on board, and states that 250 of them were under 12 years old. It mentions that some of the young people would be undergoing a period of training at the Big Brother Movement's farm school in Liverpool (Karmsley Hills).
Date: 1948
Source: British Pathe featuring Reuters Historical Collection
Rights: Copyright British Pathe
Archival Reference: British Pathe Film ID: 2465.05, Media URN: 67287
External URL: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/little-brothers-from-u-k-begin-new-life-aka-barnar/

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