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Polish and kiwi children playing

Children at the Polish refugee camp at Pahiatua, 1945. Local children are leaning on the gate, and Polish children are standing on the ground.

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Keywords

children
immigration
polish
pahiatua
Credit

Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe, 1908–1972

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference Number: John Dobree collection (PAColl-0783), 1/2-003659;F
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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olivia clark

Posted: 28 Jul 2008

i was a polish refugge