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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: iwccc on Thursday 12 April 18 02:50 BST (UK)
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Hello, Can anyone tell me the cost involved in assisted passage to Australia in 1925? I would also like to know what amount of luggage could be brought with them.
How did these people apply for passage, was there medical or other tests. Did being a returned serviceman have any advantage etc? Any help would be much appreciated. thank you
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You might find the following link to fact sheets prepared by the National Archives of Australia may show that the Assistance to Migrants was drawn from funding by each of the Australian States in that era.
http://naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/index.aspx
http://naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs123.aspx
Group Settlement (1921–37)
The Group Settlement scheme was designed to increase the population in sparsely settled rural areas while also providing work for migrants as farm labourers. Migrants were settled in groups on rural blocks and provided with equipment and funds to establish a viable farm. Records held by the National Archives include many policy and administrative files of the agency responsible for the scheme – the Prime Minister’s Department Development Branch – mainly in series A786. These records include case files for a small number of group settlers, and files that include information on specific farms.
British ex-servicemen and women
Pensions for British ex-servicemen and women who later became residents of Australia were administered by the Australian Government. The Canberra office holds case files for individual servicemen in the series listed overleaf. Access to these files is usually restricted to the subjects themselves or their direct descendants. Relevant series are also held by other offices of the Archives
http://naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx
JM
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Thia advertisement appeared in The Financial Times (London), Wednesday, May 06, 1925; pg. 5;
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Thank you maddys52, This is a very helpful newspaper cutting. Much appreciated.
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Hi majm, Thank you for those very helpful links. I appreciate your input to my quest.