Thursday 6 December 2007

Off to Australia


The greatest mass migration from Britain 2,000 people including 450 children and a family of 10, leave Liverpool today aboard a 27,000 ton Georgic from Australia, they started their journey from Euston this morning.

L to R Mrs Eayrs, Robert aged two, Estelle 3 and a half, behind Wallace 15, Barbara 13, and Mr Eayrs, a family of six from Islington leaving Euston today. They are going to Sydney.

[11th January 1949 - ME]

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