Child/Youth Migration in the 20th Century

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Author
Museums of History NSW
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URL
https://mhnsw.au/guides/child-youth-migration-20th-century/
Description
Child/Youth Migration in the 20th Century provides a brief overview of the major sources held by State Records that relate to child and youth migration.

Related Information

Card Indexes [NSW Immigration Division] (1919 - 1949)
Child Migration (1800s - 1970s)
Depots, Homes And Hostel Files [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services] (1970 - 1973)
Dreadnought Contribution Register [Migration Branch: Industrial Relations, NSW] (1922 - 1925)
Files Concerning The Arrival Of Immigrant Children Sponsored By The Big Brother Scheme [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1965 - 1973)
Immigrant Children's Files [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1947 - 1976)
Immigrant Children's Index [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1940? - 1960?)
Immigration Files [Child and Youth Migrants, NSW] (1946 - 1974)
Immigration Nomination (Minor 'E') Files [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services] (1962 - 1976)
Miscellaneous Correspondence Files Relating To Immigrant Children [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1971 - 1974)
Photographs of Scheyville Training Farm (c. 1926 - 23 June 1946)
Registers Of The Arrival And Discharge Of Immigrant Children [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1953 - 1964)
Returns Of Employment Changes Made By Young Persons Sponsored By The Fairbridge Farm Scheme [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services, NSW] (1968 - 1969)
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales (June 1961 - )

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