The Dreadnaught Scheme

Friday 18 October 2024 to Friday 20 December 2024

Overview

The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum at Alstonville tells the story of the Dreadnought Boys. These young lads, often only 15 or 17, left family and friends in the UK to find a new life in…

The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum at Alstonville tells the story of the Dreadnought Boys. These young lads, often only 15 or 17, left family and friends in the UK to find a new life in the labour- starved rural communities of Australia between 1911 and 1939.