Your family will flourish in Australia : you can go to Australia for only £10
- Bib ID:
- 6859618
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. POSTER 2024-531 copy
- Description:
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- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [approximately 1952]
- 1 poster : colour ; 101.5 x 63.5 cm
- Summary:
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Poster promoting an assisted passage migration scheme intended to bring British people to Australia. Features an image of the sun, upper right, above a green map of Australia, from which four faces are growing on flower stalks. "Youngsters under 19 travel free. Enquire here now." appears in the lower quarter. All lettering in black. "Sloss" appears in upper right corner.
- Biography/History:
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An assisted passage migration scheme was created in 1945 by Australia's Minister for Immigration, Arthur Calwell, as part of the "Populate or Perish" policy. Its primary purpose was to supply workers for the country's industries. Adult migrants were charged only ten pounds sterling for the fare, giving rise to the colloquial term "Ten pound Poms".
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- Caption title.
- National Library of Australia's copy has repaired tears and creases. Mounted on linen. Backing measures 109.3 x 71.7 cm
- POSTER 2024-531 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-113356872
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- Since 2022 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1952
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