British migrants Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia (including from ONE Asian country) and the reasons they migrated, such as World War II and Australian migration programs since the war (ACHHK115)
Teacher information
Time line
Elaboration
1942
Japanese air raids on Darwin
1945
£10 Pom Assisted Passage Scheme is introduced
Examining the experiences of British migrants and how they compared with their dreams of life in Australia.
Key inquiry questions
1952
Australia operates a scheme to assist selected migrants from Greece and West Germany
1957
‘Bring out a Briton’ campaign is launched in Australia to encourage sponsorship of new migrants
1959
‘Nest-Egg’ scheme is introduced in Britain to encourage those of independent means to emigrate to Australia
1969
• Use historical terms and concepts (ACHHS118)
• Identify and locate a range of relevant sources (ACHHS120) • Compare information from a range of sources (ACHHS122)
• Identify points of view in the past and present (ACHHS 123)
Historical concepts • Cause and effect
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• Significance
• Perspectives
Background information
• Many British migrants had unrealistic expectations of their lives in Australia. The advertising only showed the positive aspects of the country. • For many £10 Poms, the pull of home proved too great and many returned to Britain. The homesickness was often felt more severely by women who were usually ‘stay-at-home-mums’. It is possible that if they had work as a distraction and an opportunity to make more friends, they may have fared better.
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Australia operates a scheme to assist selected migrants from Turkey
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1967
Historical skills
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Australia operates a scheme to assist selected migrants from the Netherlands and Italy
Who were the people who came to Australia and why did they come?
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Peak year for British migration with almost 80 000 migrants settling in Australia
1972
Cost of assisted passage is increased to £75
1973
Residence requirement for migrants to take up citizenship extended from one to three years
1982
Assisted Passage Scheme ends
Teaching notes
• Encourage students to research for stories of £10 Pom immigration to give them an insight into how great a step the migrants were taking.
Additional activities • You are about to leave Britain for a new life in Australia. Design a poster to illustrate all the things you are looking forward to that you have been told to expect from the advertising material. Design a second poster illustrating your early life in Australia.
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1951
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400 000 Britons register for the scheme at Australia House, London
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MIGRANT GROUPS
1947
How did Australian society change throughout the twentieth century?
• You have been in Australia for a year and your family is settled. Write a letter to someone at home telling them of your life and your dreams for the future.
o c . che e r o t r s super Resources • <http://tenpoundpom.com/index.php> • <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq0yib40Kcl>
1984
Residence requirement for migrants to take up citizenship reduced from three to two years
Australian Curriculum History: Australia as a nation
• <http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1071227.htm> • <http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/your-questions/tenpound-poms/>
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