There were not enough jobs available for all the people in Britain. The British Government was worried that its population was growing faster than its resources, and the dissatisfied working classes might cause social disorder. Small farmers were losing their land in both Ireland and Scotland. For many of them emigration to either the Americas or Australia was the answer. It was also a practical financial solution.
Wealthier people in Britain had to pay taxes to support the very poor. If the poor migrated they would no longer be a burden, and eventually they would become a market for British products. Australia introduced the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme in Why was this scheme introduced, and what sort of migrants did it target? The Australian colonial governments particularly wanted skilled labourers and single women.
Labourers were needed, especially to work inland, and single women could help balance the numbers of men and women in the colonies. In the early s migrants were given an assisted passage to encourage more free settlers. This meant the government paid for their journey but they had to repay this money over time as they found work. By the late s the colonial governments had started to give free passage to migrants without expecting them to repay the debt.
When they arrived assisted migrants could live on board ship for 10 days while they looked for work. After that they had to fend for themselves. This series consists of two volumes recording assisted passages for residents of the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe. Assisted passages were those where the cost of the voyage was partly paid for by the passenger and partly by the South Australian Government.
They also include receipts from the South Australian Treasury for payments made as contributions to passage fares. Applications in this series are from nominees passengers for assisted passage previously paid for by a nominator in South Australia. This series contains nominations for assisted passage previously paid for by the nominee the passenger and consists of nomination summaries and the nomination forms.
This series consists of application forms completed by South Australian farmers for migrants to be employed as farm labourers. This series consists of cards indexing applications for assisted passage as agricultural labourers. The cards partially index two other series:. The date range of this series is not complete.
The records cover two periods, and The location of records between and is unknown. These files can also be found and ordered using a Keyword Search on our catalogue ArchivesSearch using the boy's name. Boys generally in their late teens emigrated to South Australia and were assigned to a South Australian farmer as a 'farm apprentice'. In the s there were , assisted migrants, representing about 50 per cent of all migrants.
Most came from the United Kingdom including Ireland , though there were smaller groups from Germany, for example. To different degrees in the various colonies, assisted migration continued for the rest of the century. It was a significant factor in increasing the European population in Australia. The National Museum of Australia acknowledges First Australians and recognises their continuous connection to country, community and culture. Defining Moments Assisted migration. See our classroom resource.
Migration to Australia The numbers of convicts sent to Australia increased sharply in the s. Marco Polo by Thomas Robertson. Britain encourages migration Governments in both Britain and Australia wanted to increase the number of free migrants. The need for migrants in Australia The Australian colonies particularly wanted skilled labourers and single women. Portrait of Henry Parkes, by Henry King.
Assisted migration to Australia Nevertheless, overall the assisted migration schemes were very successful. Curriculum subjects. Year levels. In our collection. Defining Moments in Australian History 21 Sep How have Australian attitudes toward immigration changed over the decades?
In what ways has postwar immigration contributed to and changed Australia? Part of the Defining Moments in Australian History project.
Tags: defining moments migration nation war. Australian English has long reflected the varied migration that has come with the European colonisation of Australia. Two such terms that reflect the nature of migration to Australia in the middle of the 20th century are ten pound Pom and Jennings German. Both terms have been used retrospectively to refer to people who migrated under particular migration schemes. The term ten pound Pom , also ten pound migrant , ten quid migrant , and ten pound tourist , is first recorded in the s.
It was expected that these assisted migrants would work for a period of time. The use of the term Pom and Pommy for a British person was a well-established term in Australian English.
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