Sharon Check out "A Short History of Australia" Ch 13 South Australia and the Wakefield Theory http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200471h.html It wasn't hard to get word out. Migration schemes were advertised in newspapers and even through the pulpit! Check out the ads for ships travelling to the colonies in any newspaper. Letters from those already in the colonies also helped to convince people to migrate. Kerrie in Sydney, Australia > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Sharon > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] English History lesson > > > Does anyone know the history of England well enough to explain to > me why people were leaving England for places like South > Australia and New Zealand in the 1840's and 50's? If it was for > homestead land like I suspect how could they afford the cost of > traveling there and how did folks in little villages get word of > such land? > > Sharon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message