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Pawred Personal History Index. This index details the location of records held in Australia for former child migrants to Catholic Homes (1938-1965). It has been sponsored and funded by the Catholic religious orders and agencies involved in child migration. Contact names, addresses and emails are given.

Pawred Good British Stock: Child and Youth Migration to Australia by Barry Coldrey. This research guide, to the records held by National Archives of Australia, is online. Some of the topics covered include the Dreadnought Scheme, Boy Scout and Young Australia League youth migration, Fairbridge Farm Schools, Lady Northcote Farm School, Dr Barnardo's Homes and the Big Brother Movement.

Pawred Parliament of Australia Web Site - Child Migrants from the United Kingdom. This E-Brief covers background to the scheme, Australian responses and initiatives, British Government response and initiatives, Australian Government response to British Government response plus a useful list of information resources.

Pawred Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Genealogy Centre offers access to online databases including an index of Home Children sent to Canada from Great Britain (1869-1930).

Pawred The British Home Children. This website is designed to assist descendants of those who were part of the British child emigration scheme to Canada (1870-1948).

Pawred Canadian Centre for Home Children aims to assist Home Children to Canada (1869-1948), and their descendants, to discover their real identities and trace living relatives.

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