British Migration To Australia Timeline
. The poster is an example of activities associated with the British Empire Settlement Act 1922. Other immigrants follow that decade including German Lutherans leaving their homeland in search of religious freedom and better economic opportunities.
British migrants arrive in Sydney on the Fairsea c1963. Church and community organisations such as the YMCA and the Salvation Army sponsored migrants. Migration to Australia The numbers of convicts sent to Australia increased sharply in the 1820s.
Between 1921 and 1929 around 221000 new settlers were attracted by this and similar advertising campaigns.
The British Government offered ex-servicemen free passage and 17000 arrived in Australia between 1919 and 1922. They received assisted passages to Australia the majority going to New South Wales and Victoria with many also settling in Western Australia. Church and community organisations such as the YMCA and the Salvation Army sponsored migrants. More than 300 moments from deep time to the present day contributed by historians and members of the public.
