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Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

18 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poster, an advertisement for migration to Australia from the USA (along with a calendar for 1915), was published under the authority of the Minister of External Affairs (Melbourne), 1914.] Australia The Land of Sunshine Health & Prosperity. For … [Read more...] about Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: advertisement, calendars, immigration, posters, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1914

The alien question [21 February 1902]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about immigration and demographics was published in The Northern Argus (Clare, SA), 21 February 1902.] The alien question. “Australia for the Australians” may be a good wholesome war cry. We know at any rate the danger of permitting a large influx of … [Read more...] about The alien question [21 February 1902]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: demographics, Greek immigration, immigration, Italian immigration, Jewish immigration, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1902

Is a White Australia possible? [3 January 1922]

2 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about the Rev. Dr. John Dunmore Lang, immigration, and White Australia. Published in The Register (Adelaide, SA), 3 January 1922.] Is a White Australia possible? From the Rev. J. C. Kirby:— Dr. John Dunmore Lang, minister of the Scotch Church, … [Read more...] about Is a White Australia possible? [3 January 1922]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Chinese immigration, immigration, John Dunmore Lang (subject), Rev. J. C. Kirby, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1922

Information [official notice for settlers going to Western Australia, 30 May 1829]

2 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This notice was published for the information of those intending to settle in the Swan River colony (Western Australia). It was published in The Cambrian, or General Weekly Advertiser for the Principality of Wales (Swansea, Wales), 30 May 1829.] Information For … [Read more...] about Information [official notice for settlers going to Western Australia, 30 May 1829]

Filed Under: official notices Tagged With: immigration, SourceNationalLibraryOfWales, Swan River Colony (Western Australia), year1829

Emigration from England [2 September 1852]

10 June 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Adelaide Morning Chronicle, 2 September 1852.] Emigration from England. The ample confirmation of the golden news from Australia, which every successive vessel takes to Britain, has at length aroused and arrested the attention of … [Read more...] about Emigration from England [2 September 1852]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: gold rushes, immigration, SourceTrove, year1852

The Dog in the Manger [poem by W. T. Goodge, 7 February 1909]

20 April 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by W. T. Goodge was published in The Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW), 7 February 1909. In this poem Goodge, who was born in England, takes exception to the call of the Labor Council in Newcastle (NSW) to minimise immigration to Australia.] The Dog in the … [Read more...] about The Dog in the Manger [poem by W. T. Goodge, 7 February 1909]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: immigration, poem, SourceTrove, W. T. Goodge (1862-1909) (author), year1909

The immigration report [18 September 1847]

22 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September 1847.] The immigration report. This important document, which we yesterday placed before our readers, is inferior to none of its predecessors for the clearness of its views, the perspicuity of its statements, … [Read more...] about The immigration report [18 September 1847]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: immigration, SourceTrove, year1847

The Immigration Restriction Bill [3 September 1901]

28 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article from the The Sydney Morning Herald reiterates the concerns of its correspondent, Andrew Barton (“Banjo”) Paterson, on the immigration of Asians into Australia. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1901.] The Immigration Restriction … [Read more...] about The Immigration Restriction Bill [3 September 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Banjo Paterson (1864-1941) (subject), immigration, racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

[Advertisement for immigration from Britain] [27 January 1824]

11 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A notice advertising assistance for immigrants from the United Kingdom. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 January 1824.] [Advertisement for immigration from Britain] NOTICE.– The Australian Company’s Agent begs to intimate to the … [Read more...] about [Advertisement for immigration from Britain] [27 January 1824]

Filed Under: advertisements Tagged With: advertisement, immigration, SourceTrove, word home (UK), year1824

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