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Record #26960
Name :
: Olga May Gloria OLIVER (1928 - )


Father
: Thomas OLIVER
Mother
: Doris POULTON
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Dec 1928   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : R B CLIFTON (Perth, reg 1192)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Dudley

Mar qtr (1929), 6b 1523, mmn POULTON
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Nov 1938
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Themistocles

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOlga arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia in a party of 25 children bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra.

The West Australian, Tuesday 15 November 1938
CHILDREN FOR FAIRBRIDGE.
Scarcely able to suppress their excitement, and obviously very keen at the prospect of making their homes in Australia, a party of 16 boys and nine girls, bound for the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, arrived at Fremantle by the liner Themistocles yesterday. The children were drawn from various parts of England and Scotland and their ages ranged from eight to 13 years. Before leaving England they spent several months in one of the Fairbridge hostels, where they were given some preliminary training to help them in their new environment. The party was under the care of Miss Missingham, a former Fairbridge worker, who has been in England for the past 12 months, and who is now returning to Pinjarra. Assisting her on the voyage were Mrs. A. L. McClemans, of Mt. Lawley, and Mr. G. Topp, of Melbourne. "I am from Cardiff," said one bright-eyed little girl, nursing a doll, which she had won in deck games on the vessel. "The passengers were very generous," said Miss Missingham, "in giving prizes for the various competitions on the way out." Few of the children were troubled with seasickness, and all arrived thoroughly fit. Several of the boys said that they were going to be farmers, though some of them had lived all their lives in the heart of London. They evidently relished the thought of living in the country. The girls will be instructed at Fairbridge in domestic science. "I'd like to stay on the boat," said one little girl. "We've all had such a lovely trip."
(Source: NLA Trove newspapers) 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24972 OLIVER, Alfred1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3606 OLIVER, Alfred John1895ENG, MDX, Clapton, London Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3262 OLIVER, Ann1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9674 OLIVER, Beatrice1897ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13733 OLIVER, Dorothy1903ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11186 OLIVER, Edgar1890ENG,     Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
23699 OLIVER, Ernest1895ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23961 OLIVER, Ernest1905ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
5578 OLIVER, Ether 1899ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6008 OLIVER, George1886ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
17958 OLIVER, Isabella1887ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Maria Rye  
11999 OLIVER, Jessie Dorothy1910ENG,    , Aston May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
3354 OLIVER, John H.1900ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
11187 OLIVER, Joseph1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
25691 OLIVER, Kathleen Mary1914 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26960 OLIVER, Olga May Gloria1928ENG, WOR, Dudley Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19891 OLIVER, P B1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
12389 OLIVER, Robert Richard1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
24638 OLIVER, Thomas E.1886 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos