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Record #27382
Name :
: Colin MANCHESTER (1933 - 2007)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1933 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
: 1954   Spouse/Notes : G J RICHARDSON (Ashfield NSW, reg 1241)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Jun 2007   Notes : Source: Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales, Tucabia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1948
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ormonde

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Big Brother Movement
NotesColin Manchester, 16, arrived in Sydney in 1949 aboard Ormonde in a group of 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. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27382 MANCHESTER, Colin1933ENG,     Jan 1948 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement