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Orphans are persons, especially children, bereaved of both parents.<ref name="MD1">"orphan, noun 1. a." in ''The Macquarie Dictionary Online'' (Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd) accessed 3 August 2013.</ref> The word has an extended usuage to refer to children who are abandoned or neglected.<ref name="OED">"orphan, A. n. 1." in ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2013, Oxford University Press, online edition) accessed 3 August 2013.</ref> In the 19th Century, this latter class included a group termed "pauper children" who were targeted by British authorities for migration to Australia and other dominions of the British Empire; the practise continued into the 20th Century and Australia received thousands of child migrants sometimes deceived into believing they were orphaned, often under duress..{{wikipedia|Child migration}} <br> | Orphans are persons, especially children, bereaved of both parents.<ref name="MD1">"orphan, noun 1. a." in ''The Macquarie Dictionary Online'' (Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd) accessed 3 August 2013.</ref> The word has an extended usuage to refer to children who are abandoned or neglected.<ref name="OED">"orphan, A. n. 1." in ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2013, Oxford University Press, online edition) accessed 3 August 2013.</ref> In the 19th Century, this latter class included a group termed "pauper children" who were targeted by British authorities for migration to Australia and other dominions of the British Empire; the practise continued into the 20th Century and Australia received thousands of child migrants sometimes deceived into believing they were orphaned, often under duress..{{wikipedia|Child migration}} <br> | ||