Migration to Australia

By Ash S
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    Migration to Australia

  • Immigration Restriction Act

    The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which limited immigration to Australia and formed the basis of the White Australia policy. It also provided for illegal immigrants to be deported. It granted immigration officers a wide degree of discretion to prevent individuals from entering Australia. The Act prohibited various classes of people from immigrating.

  • Australian White Policy

    In 1901, the new federal government passed an Act ending the employment of Pacific Islanders. The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 received royal assent on 23 December 1901. It was described as an Act 'to place certain restrictions on immigration and to provide for the removal from the Commonwealth of prohibited immigrants.The Act prohibited from immigration those considered to be insane, anyone likely to become a charge upon the public or upon any public or charitable institution.

  • Big Brother Movement

    The Big Brother Movement was founded in 1925. The first group of more than 200 little brothers sailed from England on the Jervis Bay arriving in Australia on December 14 th 1925 . In the years up to 1947 the lads were trained for farm work at various government run training farms such as Scheyville NSW. The flow of young men first ceased in 1931 due to the depression. In 1939 5 ships completed the journey to Australia however the migration scheme was brought to a halt due to the outbreak of Wor

  • The Snowy Mounatains Scheme

    The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme is one of the most complex integrated water and hydro-electric power schemes in the world.The Scheme collects and stores the water that would normally flow east to the coast and diverts it through trans-mountain tunnels and power stations. The water is then released into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for irrigation.

  • Ten Pond Pom Scheme

    Japanese air raids on Darwin in 1942 made Australia acutely aware that its expansive borders and population of just 7m people left it vulnerable to attack. The incumbent Curtin government realized that Australia needed to “Populate or Perish” and plans were put in place for a large-scale immigration program.Upon arrival in Australia the government organised transit, reception, accommodation and employment for the Ten Pound Poms in holding centres, transit camps and migrant hostels such.