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Summary:

From 1947 to 1967 the British government, in collaboration with churches and charities, came up with a secret plan to relieve the problem of overcrowded children's homes. Thousands of the children were shipped to Australia where, they were told, they would be adopted. Rather than being placed with families, the children were taken to institutions run by the Christian Brothers where they were used as laborers, given inadequate food, and subjected to physical and sexual abuse. Now adults, many of the children have discovered that they were not really orphans but had families who were not able to support them. Margaret Humphreys, an English social worker has founded, The Child Migrant Trust to help them find their parents and their past.

Contributors:

Simon, Bob, 1941-2015 , onscreen presenter, interviewer

Mihailovich, Draggan , producer

CBS News , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

CBS Corp. , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Works:

In series: 60 minutes II (Television program)

Subjects:

Children — England

Children — Australia

Immigrant children — Australia

Children — Institutional care — Australia

Child labor — Australia

Child sexual abuse — Australia

Sexual violence

Children

Immigrant children

Children — Institutional care

Child labor

Child sexual abuse

England

Australia

Genres:

Television news programs

Online media

Internet videos

Performers:

Reporter, Bob Simon.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Description based on: Title from resource description page (viewed July 01, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (16 min.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1451751819

Other Control Numbers:

99750924800971 (source: VaAlASP)
5566919 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5566919/avon