The invited : the story of 733 Polish children who grew up in New Zealand /

Skwarko, Krstyna,

The invited : the story of 733 Polish children who grew up in New Zealand / Krstyna Skwarko. - 96 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

One of the most humanitarian deeds of the Secons World War was the decision of the New Zealand government to bring out, care for and educate several hundred Polish refugee children. As head of the Boys' Primary School, Mrs Krystyna Skwarko was one of the staff who took care of those children. Using her own memoirs and some official material she has traced the history of the children from 1939 to the present time ..." -- Preface.

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Polish people--New Zealand
Refugee children--New Zealand
Refugee children--Poland
Deportation--Poland
World War, 1939-1945--Children--New Zealand
Children--New Zealand
Children--Poland

DU122.P6 / S5813

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