Australian Immigration Post World War 2
. In the aftermath of World War II the Australian Government wanted to strengthen the economy infrastructure and defence of the nation so it embarked on a large-scale immigration program. Between 1945 and 1965 more than two million migrants came to Australia.
As the name suggests the scheme allowed for affordable travel to Australia with the cost of an adult ticket a mere 10 and all children traveling for free by the 1960s Hammerton. World War 2 and post war migration Australias fear of invasion was once again heightened at the end of World War 2 and Populate or Perish became a common catchcry. The Federal Government quickly introduced schemes to attract more British migrants.
The Federal Government quickly introduced schemes to attract more British migrants.
In the aftermath of World War II the Australian Government wanted to strengthen the economy infrastructure and defence of the nation so it embarked on a large-scale immigration program. Between 1945 and 1965 more than two million migrants came to Australia. Australias postwar migration program By the end of World War II millions of people in Europe had been forced to flee from their homes and were living in. In the aftermath of World War II the Australian Government embarked on a large-scale immigration program.
