Innocents Abroad. The Story Of British Child Evacuees In Australia 1940-45

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1994
Edition: First Edition

Description: 230 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: In 1940, the British government established the Childrens Overseas Reception Board with the aim of sending working-class children to safer shores. " Wartime Haven" tells the story of the children who sailed to their homesickness, their fears, their courage and their adventures. Based on extensive interviews, it tells of new lives in sunny cities and the bush, loving homes for the lucky children and - for some - years of neglect and exploitation. It also explores the legacy of the evacuation unhappy homecomings and unsettled lives for some and, for others, opportunities and success they may not otherwise have experienced. Edward Stokes is an independent writer and photographer. His books include "United We Impressions of Broken Hill 1908-10", "To the Inland Charles Sturts Expedition 1844-45", and two books on the other Australian inland explorers, Edward Eyre and McDouall Stuart.

ISBN: 9781863735292