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Record #27381
Name :
: John Thomas MAGINNIS (1932 - 2004)
  aka : Jock


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1932   Notes : Source: Sootlands People

Marriage (1)
: 1962   Spouse/Notes : J G DOUST (Condoblin NSW, reg 10373)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 5 May 2004   Notes : Source: Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales, Tullamore
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1949
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ormonde

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Big Brother Movement
NotesJohn T. Maginnis, 16, arrived in Sydney in 1949 aboard Ormonde with 25 other boys and young men as part of the Big Brother Movement. Those with farming experience were sent straight to farms in country NSW, while others went to a Big Brother training school in Liverpool for two months before being sent to farms to work.

John (Jock) died in 2004 aged 71, late of Tullamore, formerly of Dubbo. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-07-07 04:43:36 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27381 MAGINNIS, John Thomas1932SCT,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement