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'Tresca'

'Tresca', 1958, courtesy of National Archives of Australia.

Title
'Tresca'
Description

Caption from National Archives of Australia: Immigration - Child migration schemes - The Fairbridge Society this month extended its child migration scheme to Tasmania. The Society has taken over and modernised "Tresca" near Launceston. This wil be in addition to farms schools for British migrant children at Molong, NSW and at Pinjarra, WA. The society already has brought more than 500 children to Australia since WWII. The first five children to "Tresca" [editors note: names of children removed]. On the verandah are the Warden, Mr Hary Richmond, Mrs Richmond and the first five boys to live at the house [photographic image].

Date
1958
Archival reference

NLA Reference : Series A12111, Control Symbol 1/1958/8/3

Source
National Archives of Australia
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External Url
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=ID&Number=8275101

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