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Ten Pound Poms: The Real Story
The pioneers of the Assisted Passage Scheme, devised in 1947 by the Australian government to bring white British settlers into Australia, tell their story.
In 1947, the Assisted Passage Scheme began, devised by the Australian government to bring in white British settlers. For just £10, they could start a new life in a sun-drenched land of opportunity, and over the next 25 years, more than a million people took up the offer. The scheme's pioneers tell their story.
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