Story: Refugees

A soldier holds a Polish child, Pahīatua (2nd of 3)

A soldier holds a Polish child, Pahīatua

Members of the military forces helped the orphans settle into a camp at Pahīatua, where they were housed along with their caregivers. New Zealanders were touched by the plight of the orphans, and turned out to wave to the young refugees leaving Wellington for Pahīatua.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Dobrée Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)
Reference: 1/4-001366-F

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How to cite this page:

Ann Beaglehole, 'Refugees - 1870s–1940s: refugee groups', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1100/a-soldier-holds-a-polish-child-pahiatua (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Ann Beaglehole, published 8 Feb 2005