Orphan Emigrants - from our story 'On This Day In Photos: October 7th In The 20th Century'

7th October 1947: A group of orphaned children from the Dr Barnardo's Garden City, Woodford Bridge, Essex, en route to a new life in Australia being seen off by the deputy High Commissioner for Australia, Mr Norman Mighell. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

7th October 1947: A group of orphaned children from the Dr Barnardo's Garden City, Woodford Bridge, Essex, en route to a new life in Australia being seen off by the deputy High Commissioner for Australia, Mr Norman Mighell. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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