tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4986690958487821373..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Recruiting British adolescents to work in Australia: 1922-4Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38178475421465257812013-01-25T22:57:57.651+11:002013-01-25T22:57:57.651+11:00Auriel
The motives were very similar - to give yo...Auriel<br /><br />The motives were very similar - to give young people, living in deprived conditions, a better chance in life. And the ethical concerns were very similar - that sibling groups were broken up and reallocated to new families, willy nilly. And I can imagine that some children were exploited.<br /><br />The Orphan Train children travelled in far greater numbers, of course and the children were much younger than the Barwell Programme. But did the organisers of the Barwell Programme know what happened in the USA before WW1 and after?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26666465727845886562013-01-25T16:38:58.776+11:002013-01-25T16:38:58.776+11:00I had not heard of this. It reminds me of the '...I had not heard of this. It reminds me of the 'Orphan Trains' in 19th cent. USA. Auriel Ragmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395216240172741261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-11912688237507730132013-01-23T12:09:33.472+11:002013-01-23T12:09:33.472+11:00Parnassus
exploitation of the young, the unemploy...Parnassus<br /><br />exploitation of the young, the unemployed and the poor most certainly did not start with a post-WW1 scheme, agreed. The difference with this scheme was it was to be cheap labour under the guise of _mutual_ benevolence. Hopefully it was, for most participants.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-90553783791253231572013-01-23T12:05:01.590+11:002013-01-23T12:05:01.590+11:00Andrew
the scheme was not a disaster. The Select ...Andrew<br /><br />the scheme was not a disaster. The Select Committee report showed that the two year scheme had made a large difference to farming families who desperately needed assistance. Most of the 1444 boys successfully migrated and the numbers would have been more, had it not been for the change in government.<br /><br />But the potential for exploitation was not seen by the organisers, or was wilfully ignored. How can a scheme involving very young teenagers not have local supervision? Why were the boys paid so little and made to work so many hours?<br /><br />Hopefully the later schemes got this problem sorted.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-34101064601281245842013-01-23T11:56:34.014+11:002013-01-23T11:56:34.014+11:00Jane and Lance
The replacement of the 6,000 South...Jane and Lance<br /><br />The replacement of the 6,000 South Australian soldiers who were killed in WW1, often from farming families, was truly an admirable goal. And I don't blame 15-18 boys from Britain, who faced unemployment and bleak conditions, from looking for a better life. <br /><br />But it must have broken their parents' hearts, thinking that they would never see their boys back in Leeds or Nottingham again. I am always on the parents' side :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81259172156699290332013-01-23T00:56:38.431+11:002013-01-23T00:56:38.431+11:00In order to be fair, we have to compare the fates ...In order to be fair, we have to compare the fates of these workers to the lives of children who grew up on farms and were expected to work. Still, they could have predicted the mixed results. Old books are full of stories of orphans and apprentices who were taken in as free labor under the guise of benevolence. One is reminded of James Whitcomb Riley's famous lines:<br /><br /> Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay, <br /> An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away, <br /> An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep, <br /> An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep... <br /><br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53711398184825025462013-01-22T19:12:54.839+11:002013-01-22T19:12:54.839+11:00I had not heard of the Barwell Boys. Most interest...I had not heard of the Barwell Boys. Most interesting and it does sound like it was less of a disaster than for some other schemes. Australia has a fine record for exploiting immigrants and it has not ceased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-84359820099315404682013-01-22T18:54:30.722+11:002013-01-22T18:54:30.722+11:00Hello Helen:
An intriguing story of the 'Barwe...Hello Helen:<br />An intriguing story of the 'Barwell Boys' and their involvement in the reconstruction and development of Australia.It is so sad to note that, as is often the case with well intentioned ideas, there are those who will exploit it for their own ends and by their own means. However, it was clearly a success for some and, as you say, there were many who saw little future in England and so, probably, felt that had little to lose by taking this chance.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com