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Sargood Social Experiment : 'Record of particulars relating to a party of Twelve Boys, ex S.S. Tainui, who left England August 21st 1914...reached Wanaka October 9th 1914'

Details

Reference NumberMS-0577CreatorSargood familyDescriptionThe record seems to relate to a scheme to bring underprivileged British boys to New Zealand and retrain them. The volume includes a photograph of the participants in the scheme as well as personal details relating to the boys. If the boys misbehaved a report on the incident was written by D.A. Brodie.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.

Photograph

'Twelve of the boys', prior to their leaving England

'Twelve of the boys'

Depicts Or Relates To

SubjectsSocially handicapped youthEmigration and immigrationRehabilitationWorld War, 1914-1918

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Sargood Social Experiment : 'Record of particulars relating to a party of Twelve Boys, ex S.S. Tainui, who left England August 21st 1914...reached Wanaka October 9th 1914'

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