The Forgotten Children: Fairbridge Farm School and its Betrayal of Britain's Chi

Description: The Forgotten Children by David Hill During the 38 years the school in Molong was open, thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in the poor regions of Britain while populating the colony. Now many of these children have decided to speak out about the years of misery. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description B-format of one of 2007s Australian non-fiction bestsellers.In 1959 David Hills mother - a poor single parent living in England - reluctantly decided to send her sons to Fairbridge Farm School in New South Wales where, she was led to believe, they would have a good education and a better life.David was lucky - his mother was able to follow him out to Australia - but for most children, the reality was shockingly different. From 1938 to 1974 thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in Britain while populating the colony. Now many of those children have decided to speak out. Physical and sexual abuse was not uncommon. Loneliness was rife. Food was often inedible. The standard of education was appalling.Here, for the first time, is the story of the lives of the Fairbridge children, from the bizarre luxury of the voyage out to Australia to the harsh reality of the first days there; from the crushing dailyroutine to stolen moments of freedom and the struggle that defined life after leaving the school. This remarkable book is both a tribute to the children who were betrayed by an ideal that went terribly awry and a compelling account of an extraordinary episode in Australian-British History. Author Biography During his remarkable career, David Hill has been chairman then managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; chairman of the Australian Football Association; chief executive of the State Rail Authority; chairman of Sydney Water Corporation; and chairman of CREATE (an organisation representing Australian children in institutional care).He has also held a number of other executive appointments in the areas of sport, transport, broadcasting, fiscal management and city parks.In 2006 he was awarded a Diploma of Arts with merit in classical archaeology from Sydney University. He is an honorary associate at the Sydney University departments of archaeology, classics and ancient history, and a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales.Since 2011 he has been the manager of an archaeological study of the ancient Greek city of Troizen. He has for many years been a leading figure in the international campaign to have the Parthenon sculptures returned from the British Museum to Greece. Promotional B-format of one of 2007s Australian non-fiction bestsellers. Promotional "Headline" B-format of one of 2007s Australian non-fiction bestsellers. Details ISBN1741666147 Author David Hill Publisher Random House Australia Year 2008 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1741666147 ISBN-13 9781741666144 Format Paperback Imprint William Heinemann Australia Place of Publication North Sydney Country of Publication Australia Replaces 9781741666847 DEWEY 304.894041092 Illustrations Illustrations, ports. Publication Date 2008-04-01 Media Book Pages 384 Subtitle Fairbridge Farm School and its Betrayal of Britains Child Migrants to Australia Short Title The Forgotten Children AU Release Date 2008-04-01 NZ Release Date 2008-04-01 Illustrator Joe Weissmann Translator Daniella Gitlin Birth 1939 Affiliation Professor of Psychiatry, University of Geneva Position Illustrator Qualifications PsyD Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:13580220;

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