GUEST CHILDREN
NEAR TO AUSTRALIA.
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(Received August 19, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. A total of 479 British children left a British port, and are now well on their way to Australia. Mr. G. Shakespeare farewelled the children, and said he hoped that those who did not want to return after the war would settle down and become good Australians. RUGBY, August 18. Described by the captain as travelling in “their own ship,” nearly 490 children from grant-aided schools in the more-vulnerable areas of Britain recently left for Australia. About 15 of these young voyagers were only five years old, but, supervised by 38 expert escorts, two doctors, a dentist,, and 10 hospital nurses, the whole party is well provided for. Addressing the children on the eve of their departure, the Dominions Un-der-Secretary said: “Don’t forget that the people in Australia will judge England by the way you behave. I don’t expect you to be too good, but be truthful, brave, and kind, and be grateful.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 August 1940, Page 8
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