Tresca boys trying to catch a frog, 1958, courtesy of National Archives of Australia.
[Caption taken from the National Archives of Australia Recordsearch] Immigration - Child migration schemes - The Fairbridge Society has converted "Tresca", Exeter, Tasmania, into a home for children from Britain. The new home is for children from broken homes, parentless children, or children with only one parent unable to care for them. [Two boys] try their luck in a billabong near their new home. They were trying to catch a frog, but their luck was out.
NAA Reference: Series A12111, Control Symbol 1/1958/8/11
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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