War Brides ....? FREE. :-) betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Boland" <wendy.boland@bigpond.com> To: "A P L" <annepaling@hotmail.com>; <WARWICK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] Help understanding assisted immigration > G'Day > > Yes there were quite a few schemes to bring people over to Oz. > > The infamous "let's dump the felons Scheme"- then the "bring wives for the > felons Scheme" > <grin> > > In the later years it seemed a good idea to send the surplus ag labs > over. > Then of course it was "orphans" and other unwanted children who were sent > over. > Various people recruited potential migrants in the UK. > Caroline Chisholm was actively helping young women find employment and > lodgings in Sydney and Wollongong > NSW in the early years (1850s 60s I think) > > The Agricultural Labourers Union paid their members fares and actively > recruited families in Warwickshire in the 1880s . > > Some Parishes also paid the fares as it was cheaper to send a poverty > stricken family over here than to pay > for their long term upkeep in the UK. > There were various other schemes around too and I think you will find that > copies of the some recruiting posters are extant. > There were Agents who visited, gave talks and recruited in the towns and > villages. > >>From past reading- I seem to remember that a family had to have a certain >>amount of goods - i.e. clothes etc. > before they were allowed to board the ship. > > My husband and I were ten quid tourists in the 1960s when emigration was > much easier than it is now for UK citizens. > We came to God's Own Country and stayed ! > > The Populate or Perish slogan was a scare tactic to ward off the invading > hordes from neighbouring countries > - they are still trying to scare us into having more children! > > Cheers > Wendy Boland > Warwick List Admin > > > > T > > Apparently people have been immigrating to Australia for over 40,000 > years! > Must be a nice place .... > > Apparently you thought that "Australia must populate or perish...." ? > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >