FILES TRANSFERRED TO DH FROM HO (NOW IN
PRO)
* = CLOSED FOR 75 YEARS (FROM LAST DATE)
† OPEN EARLY, IN 1994, FOLLOWING REVIEW
| Migration Class/piece
| Dates | Description
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| MH102/1399 | 1937-48 | Emigration of children to farm schools in Australia and Canada; details of English reception homes linked with Commonwealth farm schools
894024/1A
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| 1400 | 1910-37 | Ditto: Fairbridge Society Emigration Scheme; correspondence between Overseas Settlement Department, Ministry of Health and Child Emigration Society of Oxford
894024/1B
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| 1401 | 1945 | Ditto: Fairbridge Farm Schools Incorporated request assistance from Home Office in redrafting of charter and Articles
89402412
|
| 1402† | 1945-46 | Ditto: Home Office conference on general policy held at Dominions Office, London
89402413
|
| 1403† | 1921-49 | Ditto: Home Office memorandum on child care for use of the Charles Hambro of the Fairbridge Society when visiting Australia; correspondence arising
894024/17
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| 1404 | 1948 | Ditto: selection of Children for emigration; Home Office advice given
894024/7
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| 1405 | 1948 | Ditto: revised draft note inviting certain local authorities and voluntary organisations to co-operate in the selection of children for Fairbridge Farm Schools
894024/28
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| 1406* | 1948-57 | Ditto: emigration of 100 children to Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia; reports on inspection of premises
894024/32
|
| 1407† | 1946-55 | Ditto: amended memorandum and articles of associations Fairbridge Farm Schools (incorporated) changed to Fairbridge society (Incorporated); resume of policy
894024/38
|
| 1548 | 1934-37 | Emigration of children; children sent to Dominions from approved schools without parental consultations numbers involved enters
903435
|
| 1549 | 1946-47 | Ditto: scheme by Union of South Africa for emigration of children from Great Britain and principal allied countries of Europe to Union of South Africa
903435/3
|
| 1550* | 1946-47 | Emigration of children; emigration of child from an approved school to Australia not allowed without parental permission
903435/5
|
| 1551 | 1947 | Ditto: proposal from Save the Children Fund (Victoria Branch) Melbourne, to bring British orphans or unwanted children to Australia for private adoption or care in children's homes
903435/6
|
| 1552* | 1947-56 | Ditto: Tasmanian Education Authority proposal to introduce migrant children to area schools in Tasmania
903435/9
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 1553 | 1947 | Ditto: Australian emigration; Home Office memoranda and correspondence
903435/10
|
| 1554 | 1947 | Ditto: Investigations of emigration of "fit person" children; memorandums on use of probation officers
903435/13
|
| 1555 | 1947 | Ditto: revocation of "fit-person" Orders; Home Office memorandum
903435/14
|
| 1556 | 1947 | Ditto: schedule from Australia House to Commonwealth Relations Office about institutions and nominations concerned in emigration to Australia
903435/16
|
| 1557* | 1947 | Ditto: information about Fairbridge Farm School, Western Australia, given to Home Office by former worker
903435/18
|
| 1558 | 1949 | Ditto: emigration of Children deprived of a normal home life; memorandum
903435/20
|
| 1559† | 1947-48 | Ditto: Home Office comments about Shaftsbury Homes (Queensland) Organisations proposals to send 500 British children to Queensland over a period of ten years
903435/23
|
| 1560* | 1948-49 | Ditto: Overseas League Child Migration scheme; correspondence between Home Office, London County Council and London representatives of Australia and New Zealand Governments
903435/29A
|
| 1561* | 1948 | Emigration of children: minutes on the action to be taken unaccompanied child attempting to leave Britain without parental consent
903435/32
|
| 1562 | 1948 | Ditto: proposal to set up an Inter-Governmental Commission of Enquiry into emigration of deprived and homeless children; letter from Women's Liberal Federation and Young Women's Christian Association of Great Britain
903435/35
|
| 1563 | 1948 | Ditto: proposal by Western Australia to adopt war orphaned migrant children
903435/37
|
| 1564 | 1948 | Ditto: newspaper cuttings from New Zealand; appeal made for foster-parents for children coming from Britain
903435/38
|
| 1565 | 1948-49 | Ditto: correspondence and discussions between London representatives of New Zealand Government and Home Office on Flock House Farm Training Schemes for British youths
903435/41
|
| 1566 | 1948 | Ditto: Church of England Children's Society Scheme for the emigration of British children to Canada; press cuttings and correspondence
903435/47
|
| 1591 | 1947-48 | Emigration of British children to Northcote Farm School in Australia; proposals for caring for children
904404
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 1592* | 1947-49 | Ditto: details of organisation of school 904404/2
|
| 1593* | 1949-51 | Ditto: further details of school organisations reports on children
904404/4
|
| 1594† | 1950 | Ditto: changes of administration at school
904404/6
|
| 1878 | 1947-56 | Emigration of Children to Australia; emigration of girls to St John's Orphanage, Thurgoona, New South Wales
942833/1
|
| 1879* | 1947-56 | Ditto: emigration of Children from UK to Homes of the Christian Brothers and associated schools already established
942833/1A
|
| 1880* | 1948-56 | Ditto: institutions in several States, welfare and after care of children; correspondence between Commonwealth Relations Office and Home Office
942833/3
|
| 1881 | 1948-51 | Ditto: proposed emigration of children to St John's Orphanage, Thurgoona, New South Wales
942833/4
|
| 1882* | 1950-56 | Ditto: emigration of Roman Catholic children; correspondence between Office of High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Canberra the Commonwealth Relations Office, London and Home Office
942833/12
|
| 1883† | 1950-56 | Ditto: suitability of certain institutions for British migrant children and why approval had been withheld correspondence
942833/13
|
| 1884* | 1951-53 | Emigration of children to Australia; arrangements made by Cannon Flint of Birmingham Roman Catholic Arch Diocese for children to emigrated reports on visits to homes prior to emigration
942833/15
|
| 1885† | 1950-55 | The "'Big Brother"' emigration movement: summary of policy
942834/2
|
| 1886* | 1948-56 | Emigration of children to Australia; reports by Mr John Moss on visits to Swan Home and Coogee Home near Perth
94283512
|
| 1887* | 1948-56 | Ditto: proposed emigration of 12 boys to at John's Home, Canterbury, Victoria; detailed information concerning the standard of life in the home sought by the Church of England Advisory Council of Empire Settlement; correspondence
942835/5
|
| | Ditto: summary of nature of work and policy of the Church of England Advisory Council of Empire Settlement
942835
|
| 1889† | 1951-57 | Ditto: reports on Presbyterian Children's Homes at "Benmore", Caversham and "Burnbrae", Byford in Perth; correspondence relating to the reasons "Banmore" Home could not be approved
942835
|
| 1890 | 1952 | Ditto: unsuitability of Padbury Boys' Farm School, Stoneville, near Perth, for young boys not old enough to make up their minds whether to take up farming; full reports on the school, correspondence
942835
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 1891* | 1953-54 | Ditto: recognition of St Cuthbert's Home for Boys, Colac, Victoria, as an approved institution for UK migrant boys; correspondence and report
942835/13
|
| 1892* | 1947 | Procedure for emigration of children to Australia; memorandum and correspondence with Dr Barnardo's Homes
942836/1
|
| 1893 | 1948 | Ditto: emigration of children from Dr Barnardo's Homes; report of investigation and cuttings from "Australian Newsletter" and "British Australian"
942836/3
|
| 1894* | 1951-56 | Ditto: emigration of children to Dr Barnardo's in Homes in New South Wales and Western Australia; preliminary resume of policy
942836/5
|
| 1895† | 1952-57 | Ditto: Commonwealth Relations Office requests Home Office Observations concerning recognition of an institution for the reception of immigrant children from UK
942836/8
|
| 1896 | 1947-49 | Scheme to establish a Fairbridge Memorial College in Southern Rhodesia; memorandum of a visit to Home Office by Mrs Goodenough, wife of High Commissioner for Southern Rhodesia, to discuss Scheme
942837/1
|
| 1897 | 1946-48 | Ditto: request to Home Office from the Education Officer, London County Council for information concerning merits of various schemes for emigrating children
942837/2
|
| 1898† | 1953-56 | Rhodesia Fairbridge Memorial College, Indura, near Bulawayo; visit to the College by Mr John Moss CBE also copy of his report on visit; correspondence
942837/13
|
| 1899† | 1953-55 | Ditto: letter from Lord Hawke, chairman of college, to Lord Lloyd asking that the Scheme be brought to the notice of the local authorities in Wales
942837/14
|
| 1950† | 1949-50 | Emigration of children, case histories; emigration of boy to USA to join mother; correspondence between the Home Office, Lancashire County Council and this American consulate concerning arrangements for the boy's departure
943730/14
|
| 1951* | 1949-52 | Ditto: emigration of a boy to New Zealand under the New Zealand Government's Child Emigration Scheme; Home Office approval under Section 17 of the Children Act 1948
943730/16
|
| 1954* | 1950-51 | Ditto: emigration of 15 children to Australia under the auspices of the Fairbridge Society with the approval of the Home Office
943730/46
|
| 1955* | 1951-53 | Ditto: various aspects of policy relating to children emigrating or after emigration arrangements had broken down; Home Office comments
943730/47
|
| 2022* | 1948-57 | Emigration of youth to Australian correspondence with Office of the High Commissioner in Canberra and report on "Riverview" Salvation Army Training Farm, Queensland
944670/2
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 2023 | 1949-51 | Ditto: recognition of the Salvation Army in New South Wales as an approved organisation for child migration from the UK; memoranda and report
944670/3
|
| 2032 | 1950-51 | Emigration of children; draft letter to Commonwealth Relations Office on points of information required from Australia on schemes proposed
94476912
|
| 2033 | 1950 | Ditto: proposed committee to consider the future of assisted migration within the Commonwealth.
944769/6
|
| 2034 | 1950-52 | Ditto: proposed visit by member of Curtis Committee to report on suitability of Australian conditions and arrangements
944769/7
|
| 2035 | 1950 | Ditto: proposed release of children of 18 years or over from the provisions of the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946
944769/1
|
| 2036 | 1950-51 | Ditto: proposal to Ministry of Labour and National Service for the emigration of youths to Australia as apprentices
944769/1
|
| 2037 | 1950-52 | Ditto: possible formation of a standing conference of all societies concerned in emigration
944769/1
|
| 2038 | 1950-51 | Ditto: proposals by Home Office for regulations to control the arrangements made by voluntary organisations for the emigration of children
944769/17
|
| 2039† | 1950-54 | Ditto: further steps to control arrangements made by voluntary organisations concerning emigration of children
944169/19
|
| 2040 | 1949-52 | Ditto: proposed requirement as to repatriation of children who fail to settle overseas
944769/24
|
| 2041* | 1951-52 | Emigration of children reports of visits to homes in Australia to discover conditions, etc by Mr John Moss CBE, a member of the Curtis Committee
944769/40
|
| 2042* | 1951-56 | Ditto: application for consent: consideration of proposal that applications should have Superintending Inspector's observations
944769/42
|
| 2043 | 1951-52 | Ditto: proposed regulations concerning voluntary organisations emigration arrangements; Home Office memorandum
944769/43
|
| 2044† | 1951-52 | Ditto: visit to eight homes in Australia housing migrant children, by Mr K R Crook of High Commission Office, Canberra
944769/48
|
| 2045 | 1952 | Ditto: request for meeting with Home Secretary by women 8 Group on Public Welfare to discuss subject
944769/49
|
| 2046† | 1952-55 | Ditto: final report on visit to Australia to discover conditions, etc by Mr John Moss CBE
944769/56
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 2047† | 1951-54 | Ditto: preparation of draft regulations concerning various aspects of voluntary organisations concerned with emigration of children
944769/57
|
| 2048† | 1953-54 | Ditto: minutes of meetings of this Overseas Migration Board
944769/62
|
| 2049 | 1951-53 | Ditto: alleged Home Office objection to the Overseas League acting as a recruiting agency for child migrants
944769/65
|
| 2050* | 1953-58 | Ditto: recognition of Victoria branch of the Boy Scouts' Association as an approved organisation for the purpose of youth migration to Australia
944769/66
|
| 2051† | 1954-57 | Emigration of children; proposal by Australia House for assistance in increasing the flow of children under care of local authorities to approved homes in Australia
944769/68
|
| 2052† | 1954 | Ditto: Bulletin issued by the Association of Children's Officers
944769/70
|
| 2053† | 1954-56 | Ditto: minutes of meetings of the overseas Migration Board
944769/72
|
| 2054† | 1954 | Ditto: correspondence on publication of first annual report off this Oversea Migration Board
944769/73
|
| 2055† | 1950-54 | Ditto: undertaking by the Inter-departmental Committee on Migration expenditure of a review of long term policy
944769/75
|
| 2056† | 1954-55 | Ditto: report of the Inter-departmental Committee on Migration Expenditure
944769/79
|
| 2057† | 1955 | Ditto: first annual report of the Oversea Migration Board
944769/80
|
| 2058† | 1954-55 | Ditto: application by the Big Brother Movement for grant in response to invitation issued by Oversea Migration Board
944769/81
|
| 2146 | 1949-51 | Employment abroad of young persons; copies of Chapter XXXII of Employment Abroad Of Persons under the age of 18, 1933, Chapter XVI revised October 1949 and March 1951; draft revisions with particular references to Canadian procedure
693577/16
|
| 2251† | 1949 | Emigration of children—Fairbridge scheme; memorandum by a former Principle of Pinjarra, Western Australia
894024/36A
|
| 2252† | 1959-53;
1957
| Ditto: memorandum on annual general meetings, newspaper extracts and copies of Annual Reports
PRINTED 894024/37
|
| 2253† | 1949-59;
1953
| Ditto: correspondence between Home Office, Canadian Child Welfare Division and others on the possible closure of the Canadian School; memoranda by Mr John Moss, CBE
894024/40
|
| 2254* | 1950-54 | Emigration of children—Fairbridge scheme; detailed lists of children sailing for Australia; correspondence, etc
894024/44
|
| Migration Class/piece | Dates
| Description |
| 2255 | 1950
| Ditto: copy of report by Commonwealth Relations Officer, dated
6 October 1944
894024/45
|
| 2328 | 1949 | Emigration of children by voluntary organisations; proposals for new regulations controlling emigration; papers and minutes of Advisory Council on Child care; copy of History of migration of children by Dr Barnardo's homes.
PROCESSED 903435/63
|
| 2329 | 1949 | Emigration of children by voluntary organisation: Home Office regulations; memoranda etc
903435/67
|
| 2330 | 1949 | Ditto: divisional policy; memorandum
903435/72
|
| 2331 | 1949 | Ditto: Home Office note on the emigration of coloured children
903435/73
|
| 2332 | 1949 | Ditto: emigration of children to Canada; memorandum by Mr J Moss CBE, extracts from Child Welfare Acts of various Canadian states
903435/77
|
| 2333 | 1949-50 | Ditto: proposed regulations under section 33 of the Children's Act, 1948: Home Office memoranda
903435/79
|
| 2334 | 1950 | Ditto: report by Women's Voluntary Services official on visit to Australia and New Zealand
903435/89
|
| 2335 | 1950 | Ditto: report by Miss H R Harrison Scottish Home Department on visit to Australia
903435/90
|
| 2336† | 1950-54 | Ditto: Overseas League scheme for Australia; Home Office corresponds with Commonwealth Relations Office and United Kingdom High Commission, Canberra
903435/91
|
| 2337* | 1950 | Ditto: statistics of children emigrated to Australia
903435
|
| 2338 | 1950 | Ditto: copy of agreement between Commonwealth Relations Office, Government of Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia Fairbridge Memorial College
PROCESSED 903435/96
|
| 2339 | 1950 | Ditto: Copy of Inter-departmental Committee on Migration Policy, 1934
PRINTED 903435/97
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