Thanks I might have my wires crossed then. I thought I read that in a book I recently got when I did a tour of Cockatoo Island. As a young girl I dated the Manager's son, and he often used to push me in to the old convict cells just to frighten me. On 28 June 2012 13:39, Max Bancroft <maxban1938@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Hi Mary, in the newspaper articles I digitized many of the young girls > found > on the streets of Sydney after dark were sent to garden island and taught a > trade rather than have them drift into prostitution > Regards > Max Bancroft > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Mary Cunningham > Date: 28/06/2012 6:54:55 AM > To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ANS] 1952-1956: Ships arriving Sydney from London? > > Thanks, that was the other ship I was trying to remember......The Vernon. > I think from memory they were both anchored off Cockatoo Island, and > The authorities did their utmost to keep the boys away from the female > Convicts on the island. > > Mary Cunningham > > > On 27/06/2012, at 5:18 PM, Max Bancroft <maxban1938@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > > Sorry that should have been 1883 not 1993 > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Max Bancroft > > Date: 27/06/2012 5:11:12 PM > > To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ANS] 1952-1956: Ships arriving Sydney from London? > > > > Hello Alistair, a couple of years ago I volunteered to do a project > > Digitizing circa 1993 newspaper articles for Bill Shute. > > In several of them young lads were sentenced to serve time on the > training > > > Ship Vernon. > > The Vernon may still have been in use during the period that interests > you > > > Regards > > Max Bancroft > > > > Re : > > > > > > On 27 June 2012 15:34, Alistair Cameron <acameron@hinet.net.au> wrote: > > > >> On 27/06/2012 12:00 PM, KEMSLEY, Robert N. G. Wrote: > >>> I am researching a Boy's Home in Sydney; finding there were 8 > >> Groups of > >>> British Boys left London for Sydney between 1952 & 1956. > >>> > >>> I am curious to find when they left London, on what ship and when > >>> arrived Sydney? > >> > >> I have a vague recollection that in those days the SYDNEY > >> CLUB was supportive of UK immigrant boys. > >> > >> Try GOOGLE with these keywords "the Sydney club" immigrants > >>> > >> > >> Alistair > > > > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > > Reply...... Thank you! > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > > reply...... Thank you! > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > Reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >