the ten pound pom scheme was introduced in 1945.
the ten pound pom scheme was introduced in 1945.
when was the ten pound pom scheme introduced?
1945
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ten pound poms (or ten pound tourists) is a colloquial term used in australia and new zealand to describe british citizens who migrated to australia and new zealand after the second world war. the government of australia initiated the assisted passage migration scheme in 1945, and the government of new zealand initiated a similar scheme in july 1947. ten pound poms were called that because they only had to pay £10 in processing fees to migrate to australia and the commonwealth arranged for assisted passage on chartered ships and aircraft.









































section::::assisted passage migration scheme.
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while the term "ten pound pom" is in common use, the scheme was not limited to migrants from the united kingdom. persons born in the irish free state or in the southern counties of ireland prior to the establishment of the republic of ireland in 1949 were also classified as british subjects. in fact most british subjects were eligible and, at the time, that included not only those from the british isles but also residents of british colonies such as malta and cyprus. australia also operated schemes to assist selected migrants from other countries, notably the netherlands (1951), italy (1951), greece (1952), west germany (1952) and turkey (1967).
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