Sharon: A lot of the people were sent as prisoners sentenced to transportation. Others went for the gold rush in Australia. Others went for land and probably others were organized by their pastors and their sailing fees were paid by the church. There were probably many other reasons and I think there is a new book out about the settling of Australia but you'd have to look it up on Google under that name or just Early Australia or something of that sort. Carol

----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol J. Markillie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] English History lesson Carol South Australia and New Zealand did not have convict settlements. Assisted passage..and in the case of young women (as servants in household and eventually brides for the large number of single men) free passage if able to supply their clothing requirements. For others the "ten pound Pom" continued well into the twentieth century....one case I know of til 1983!! to New Zealand Pat > Sharon: > > A lot of the people were sent as prisoners sentenced to transportation. > Others went for the gold rush in Australia. > Others went for land and probably others were organized > by their pastors and their sailing fees were paid by the church. > There were probably many other reasons and I think there is a > new book out about the settling of Australia but you'd have to look it up on > Google under that name or just Early Australia or something of that sort. > > Carol > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >