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This is a sub-project of English Emigration to Australia
English Settlement in South Australia
28 December 1836 – the British province of South Australia was established. In 1842 it became a crown colony and on 22 July 1861 its area was extended westwards to its present boundary and more area was taken from New South Wales. South Australia was never a British convict colony and between 1836-1840 about 13,400 immigrants arrived in the area. 24,900 more arrived between 1841-1850. Some escaped convicts did settle in the area and no doubt a number of ex-convicts moved there from other colonies. There were also South Australian convicts who were convicted of colonial offences.
1863 – control of the Northern Territory is granted to the Province (later State) of South Australia. In 1825 the area occupied today by Northern Territory was incorporated into the colony of New South Wales. It was first settled by Europeans in 1824 at Fort Dundas, Port Essington. Its capital city, Darwin was established in 1869 and was originally known as Palmerston. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory as we know it today was separated from South Australia and became part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
1 January 1901 – the Federation of Australian States to form the Commonwealth of Australia.
1928 - Australian Government poster issued by the Overseas Settlement Office to attract immigrants.
- 1945 After World War II, Australia launched a massive immigration programme, believing that having narrowly avoided a Japanese invasion, Australia must "populate or perish." Hundreds of thousands of displaced Europeans migrated to Australia and over 1,000,000 British Subjects immigrated under the Assisted Migration Scheme, colloquially becoming known as Ten Pound Poms. The scheme was initially open to citizens of all Commonwealth countries and after the war, was gradually extended to other countries such as the Netherlands and Italy. The qualifications were straightforward: migrants needed to be in sound health and under the age of 45 years. There were initially no skill restrictions, although under the White Australia Policy, people from mixed race backgrounds found it very difficult to take advantage of the scheme.
Profiles
- Mary French
- James French
- Caroline Farnham
- Eliza Rehn
- Ruth Fox
- Abel Farnham
- Cain Farnham
- Amos William Cordley Flavel
- Eliza Flavel
- Thomas Flavel
- Dinah Flavel
- Mary Flavel
- Joseph Flavel
- Owen Cox Flavel
- Harriett Flavel
- Kezia Elizabeth Haines
- Frederick Flavel
- Sarah Flavel
- John Flavel
- Sarah Lanthois
- John Lanthois
- Louisa Lanthois
- Lydia Lanthois
- Caroline Lanthois
- Jane Lanthois
- James Lanthois
- Jane Williams
- Emily Williams
- Louisa Williams
- Eliza Williams
- Charles Williams
- Eliza Williams
- James Whitehead
- John Manning
- Mahala Manning
- Dorothea Davenport
- Emma Rake
- Sarah Rake
- Thomas Rake
- Charles Rake
- Mary Anne Parish
- Joseph Leverington
- Elizabeth Leak
- Emily Rebecca Giles
- George Frederick Shipster, ESQ
- Capt. Charles William Litchfield
- Mary Walford Litchfield
- Henry Eyles Hurtle Fisher
- William Dundas Fisher
- Marianne Fisher
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- See Geni Basics Timeline Events Tab for instructions
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