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Western Australia - Archival Item

John Moss Report on Child Migration - Implementation of Recommendations (1953 - 1955)

National Archives of Australia

From
1953
To
1955
Website
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=302449
Reference No
A445, 133/3/13
Legal Status
National Archives of Australia Reference Number

'John Moss Report on Child Migration - Implementation of Recommendations' is a file held by the National Archives of Australia. The file documents the responses from Children's Homes, State child welfare authorities, sending and receiving agencies to recommendations made by Mr John Moss CBE a 'UK Child Expert' who worked for the Home Office in Britain. Moss visited Australia and New Zealand and examined the Homes and support systems for child migrants from Britain.

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Information in the file, 'John Moss Report on Child Migration - Implementation of Recommendations' refers to the following matters:

  • Mixed sex institutions
  • Registration a new name for British migrant children who were adopted by Australians
  • Including Australian-born children in Homes with British child migrants
  • Type of 'case histories' that came with the children from Britain
  • Health examinations

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Moss Report Implementation [Exerpt] - Fairbridge
Title
Moss Report Implementation [Exerpt] - Fairbridge
Type
Document
Date
22 January 1954 - 12 July 1954
Source
National Archives of Australia,

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Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Swan Homes
Title
Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Swan Homes
Type
Document
Date
20 April 1954
Source
National Archives of Australia,

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Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Methodist Homes for Children
Title
Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Methodist Homes for Children
Type
Document
Date
12 July 1954
Source
National Archives of Australia,

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Moss Report [Excerpt] - Pocket Money
Title
Moss Report [Excerpt] - Pocket Money
Type
Document
Date
23 February 1955
Source
National Archives of Australia,

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Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Case Histories
Title
Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Case Histories
Type
Document
Date
18 March 1955
Source
National Archives of Australia

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Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Health Examinations
Title
Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] - Health Examinations
Type
Document
Date
21 April 1955
Source
National Archives of Australia,

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Prepared by: Debra Rosser