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Record #26967
Name :
: Joan WHITEHEAD (1926 - )


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Date of Birth
: 14 Apr 1926   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham N.

Jun qtr 6d 749, mmn AMES
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Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Nov 1938
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Themistocles

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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJoan 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)

Joan was an Aircraftwoman in the RAAF in WWII:
WHITEHEAD JOAN : Service Number - 113229 : Date of birth - 14 Apr 1926 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - WHITEHEAD ARTHUR [brother, b. 1920] 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18154 WHITEHEAD, Alfred1875ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
16531 WHITEHEAD, Anne1879ENG,     May 1889 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
5430 WHITEHEAD, Benjamin1910ENG, STS, Tamworth May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3218 WHITEHEAD, George1893ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19826 WHITEHEAD, George1902ENG,     Apr 1913 : Teutonic CAN Hurst House Training Home  
23178 WHITEHEAD, George F1892ENG, DUR, South Shields Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5701 WHITEHEAD, George F.1898ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3839 WHITEHEAD, Harry Robert1894ENG, MDX, Lambeth, London Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26967 WHITEHEAD, Joan1926ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8179 WHITEHEAD, Joseph 1914ENG, YKS, Keighley Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
21143 WHITEHEAD, Joseph1912ENG, KEN, Bromley May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24552 WHITEHEAD, Lilian1897 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21144 WHITEHEAD, Patrick Edward1915ENG, KEN, Bromley May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8826 WHITEHEAD, Rose1899ENG,    , Oldham Aug 1915 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
17950 WHITEHEAD, Thomas1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5294 WHITEHEAD, Tom1913ENG,    , Loftus Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
23177 WHITEHEAD, William Henry1898ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes