> Subject: > Barnardos Boys ( Australia ) > Date: > Sat, 30 Dec 2000 15:53:11 -0700 > From: > Bernard A Alexander <moonraker00@juno.com> > To: > BRITISHHOMECHILDREN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Hello Listers, > > My Uncle, Thomas LONGHURST was part of the Barnardos 7th Australia Party > that left Tilbury on 26th April 1924 on the S.S " Demosthenes " of the > Aberdeen Line. He arrived in Australia in June. > > He spent the next 7 years in Mannus ( nr Tumbarumba ) NSW, where he lived > and worked on several farms, before moving to Corryong, Victoria where he > eventually settled down. He continued farming and then went on to manage > a large dairy. He married in 1949 and remained in Corryong until his > death in 1975. > > He exchanged letters with Barnardos in Sydney for over 25 years, and from > the many copies I have, he was extremely well treated by all of his > employers. Inspections were made by Barnardos of his living arrangements > on a regular basis. On the death of a senior Barnardos official, he was > instrumental in raising money for a head-stone. My Uncle thought of > Barnardos as de-facto parents who brought him to a new country and gave > him the opportunity to enjoy a better life. > > In some of the letters he mentions other Barnardo Boys and in no > particular order here are their references: > > John GODDARD and Percy ROBERTS. (letter to Barnardos 1946 ) > > Thomas DABORN ( worked on MOREY farm, Mannus in 1946, he > came out to Australia in 1925 ) > > Harold KEY and Lionel WATLING (mentioned in 1950 letter they > came to Australia in 1923) > > Clifton LYTTLE and Arthur TURRELL > ( mentioned in 1950 letter came to Australia with my Uncle) > > Finally, on his Barnardos admittance form there is the name of another child: > > Louisa Maud GRAHAM admitted 29 July 1909. > > I hope this information will help someone with their search. Please feel > free to re-post on an Aussie list. > > Regards, > > Bernard Alexander > Phoenix, Arizona >