Catholic Child Migration Schemes from the United Kingdom to Australia: Systemic Failures and Religious Legitimation

Between 1938 and 1956, an estimated 1,147 children were sent from the United Kingdom to Australia through child migration initiatives delivered by Catholic organisations. Whilst experiences of child migrants varied, there has been a growing public recognition over the past thirty years of the trauma...

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Main Author: Lynch, Gordon 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Journal of religious history
Year: 2020, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 273-294
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain / Australia / Catholic church / Child / Catholic / Evacuation of children / Migration / Trauma / History 1938-1956
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBF British Isles
KBS Australia; Oceania
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