Unlocking Regional Memory
Welfare Body entry
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Dreadnought Fund (1909 - 1918) |
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The Dreadnought Fund was established in 1909 to provide a ‘Dreadnought’ battleship as a gift from Australia to Britain. The fund was later diverted to support an immigration scheme for boys between the ages of fifteen and twenty years. |
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Published by The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 5 April 2004 Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 February 2010 http://www.nswera.net.au/biogs/UNW0193b.htm |