UK TO SEND 34,000 FAMILIES TO SETTLE 'DOWN UNDER'
London (JFK+50) On April 9, 1925, The Chicago Daily News reports an agreement has been concluded between the United Kingdom and Australia which will result in "the movement of 450,000 settlers" from the mother country to "down under."
This was announced today by the colonial office after a year of negotiations on the matter.
60,000,000 pounds will be allotted for the program over a period of ten years.
CDN says 34,000 families averaging five persons in each family will take up homesteads in Australia. They will be offered technical training, machinery and "periodic payments" for five years.
JFK+50 NOTE
My mother was born in Sydney in 1925. She is 99 years old & came to America in 1946. She and my Dad married in January 1947. Her ancestors emigrated from Scotland to Australia. She met my Dad in Sydney during WWII as he was on leave from service in the Philippines. Mom has been in declining health this past year but is hoping to make it to her 100th birthday on Oct 2nd.
SOURCE
"450,000 to Be Sent From England To Australia Under Colonizing Plans," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
