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Brearley Street Newtown.

Another lad from Brearley St.Humble beginings indeed,but he went on to be a child migrant to Australia,and finished up the headmaster of a school in Melbourne,and now lives in retirement in Victoria.These are extacts from his book,he calls himself Don Slattery.
 
just goes to show dont it ray....its not always where you come from...its very often what you make of life....is this book on sale do you know...i would love to read it...

thanks for posting...

lyn
 
Lyn,My copy was published in Australia,I don't think it was published here.
It's like another book I bought in Australia called Children of the Empire,that also was only published in Australia,it's a horror story of child migration from Britain.At least the Australian government had the decency to apologise for their part in this evil,unlike our lot.
 
Lyn
Abebooks have one copy for sale in their site( they often have a hundred of some books), and its in Australia. the postage given to the US is almost as much as the book ($18 against $23) so I reckon it would be difficult to find over here
Mike
 
Have just joined the site and was thrilled to find photos of Brealey Street my Nan and Grandad lived there in the 1920,s next door to each other before marrying in 1928. Thanks for posting them, it has made my day as I have been tracing my family tree for the last year and it is nice to see old photos of these places.

Lynne
 
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I have ancestors who according to the 1841 census lived at No 4 and No 5 Brearley Court House, St Georges,Aston. Does anyone know whether this address is located in Brearley Street?
 
Nick,
Kevin Rudd did give a personel apology,to these abused children,the compensation aspect is probably another matter...we'll see.
 
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Good evening ,just wondering does any-one have details on Brearley street. My husbands uncle was born in 1941 at 1/270 Brearley street ,and my husband send that it would have been the last house his Grand-mother lived in . Thank-you .
 
270 was on the south side of Brearley St between Well St and Hockley St. The map shows well st on thetop left hand corner, wheeler St on the right , and hockley St leading off downwards. the red building i think is back 270 . It must be that or the one either side, but i think the marked one is most likely it.
Mike

map_c_1915_back_270_brearley_st.jpg
 
the faces in these pics are so clear im hoping that maybe some will be recognised...be great if they were...

lyn
 
hi mos and thanks for that info..now all we need if for someone whos rellies lived at no 50 round about at a guess the 40s to come forward and claim them...how good would that be...

lyn
 
topsy thats a brilliant pic youve found there...even got a little cat in the pic...i wonder if anyone can make out what probably gives us the court number on the plate above the entry...

thanks topsy..

lyn
 
Seeing the damage to the bricks below the window on the left it's hard to believe that these properties were occupied into the 1950's & 60's.
 
reposting...the rose and crown..corner of brearley st west and hospital street..demolished in the 60s

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