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[MARGARET HUMPHREYS] ↠ Empty Cradles ☆ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Empty Cradles In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. Up to 150,000 children, some as young as three years old, had been deported from children's homes in Britain and shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire, right up until as recently as 1970. Many were told that their parents were dead, and parents were told that their children had been adopted. Margaret and her
| Title | : | Empty Cradles |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385404522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 329 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
"I was weeping" according to saliero. This is a piece of social history which , along with the recording of the experiences of the Aboriginal stolen generation, should be read widely. It is a part of the history of two countries that needs to have the torch shone on it. Margaret Humphreys manages to convey the story with poignance and dignity. That officials REFUSED to acknowledge for so long (and during Humphrey's quest) that any such thing as the forcible 'transportation' of children from the UK to Australia up to the. "oranges and sunshine" according to JohnT. A very moving account of the trauma suffered by thousands of children sent from the UK to institutions in Australia, Canada and Rhodesia, often without the knowledge of their parents, and the extent to which the UK and Australian governments and so-called welfare organisations colluded in this practice for decades. The persistence and compassion of UK social worker Margaret Humphries led to many of these children being reunited with close relatives who they had been told had died or. "Empty Cradles" according to julz. This story was very personal for me. My husband was one of those children. It was not until 2007 that we as a broken family were able to find his sisters.It was a closing of a chapter for me and my three adult children. My husband was killed in a mine accident in 1997. So never got to know that he had family in Ireland and the U.K. It was a cruel and unforgiveable crime on both the British and Aust government. His files were stamped not to be released until 2025. By that time most w
In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. Up to 150,000 children, some as young as three years old, had been deported from children's homes in Britain and shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire, right up until as recently as 1970. Many were told that their parents were dead, and parents were told that their children had been adopted. Margaret and her team reunited thousands of families before it was too late, brought authorities to account, and worldwide attention to an outrageous miscarriage of justice.. In fact, for many children it was to be a life of horrendous physical and sexual abuse far away from everything they knew. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg
For her services on behalf of the child migrants, she was awarded the Order of Australia - one of only a few Britons ever to have been so honoured, and she was appointed CBE in the 2011 New Year Honours list . She lives in Nottingham with her husband and two children. . Margaret Humphreys is the Director and founder of the Child Migrants Trust, supported by Nottingham
It is impossible to readwithout thinking "These could be my parents. These could be my children."Despite the sadness and anger at its centre, hope remains the principle message of this remarkable book." The Times . "It is a story that defies belief." Independent "The secrets of the lost children of Britain may never have been revealed if it had not been for the actions of Margaret Humphreys." Sunday Times "A modern Florence Nightingale." Sydney Morning Herald "A truly astonishing, haunting, real-life d
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