CHILD EVACUEES RETURN TO BRITAIN
o LONDON, March 12. One of the greatest wartime evacua tion schemes will end to-morrow when the Rangitata arrives at Tilbury. It is a children 's overseas reception scheme under wliich 2670 children were evacuated to the Dominions. The] Rangitata is carrying the last batch oi j ■Che total of 2209 who have been re- ! patriated after at least 5| years abroad. i The remainder have eithdr adopted the Land to which they were evacuated or are serving in the Dominion forces. j I
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 March 1946, Page 5
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