Yes Philippa - quite right. Our PM, Gordon Brown, has apologised to all of those kids who were sent over to Australia under a post-war scheme - The child migrant programme. The link to the news page is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8531664.stm Gordon Brown has apologised for the UK's role in sending more than 130,000 children to former colonies where many suffered abuse. He expressed regret for the "misguided" Child Migrant Programme, telling the Commons he was "truly sorry" Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. Message: 1 Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:29:59 +1030 From: "Philippa Cooper" <pkcooper@aapt.net.au> Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] KENT-ENG Digest, Vol 5, Issue 72 Cheryl Anne, don't overlook the folk who migrated to Australia, didn't like it, and then went to NZ. I have several of these in my family. You may want to look at the incoming records to Sydney or Melbourne, in case they are there. Do you know if they were assisted or unassisted immigrants? Cheers Philippa