The Bush Orphanage: Recollections of a British Child Migrant and the Truth About Australia's Human Trafficking Past by John Hawkins
SKU TBM9780980619317
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Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780980619317
Author: John Hawkins
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: JoJo Publishing
Place: Docklands VIC
Year: 2009
Format: Paperback
Pages: 298 pages
Period: 20th Century
Book Description
Secondhand. Good condition. Book corners are worn. Inscribed by author. Book is clean and binding is good.
This book is split into two sections. The first section is John Hawkins own story. Taken as a child as part of the British Child Migration Scheme, John grew up at the Christian Brothers Tardun Boys Orphanage in Mid West Western Australia.
The second part of this book is the history of the British Child Migration Scheme and includes research revealing criminal neglect and endemic corruption. The story of how child migration became the greatest childcare disaster in Australian history.
The Bush Orphanage: Recollections of a British Child Migrant and the Truth About Australia's Human Trafficking Past by John Hawkins
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