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1. You may well become slaves: on the fringes of Queensland's assisted migration scheme.

Author

Lund, Fredrik Larsen

Subjects
HISTORY of immigrants, COLONIZATION, PROPAGANDA, HISTORY, EMIGRATION & immigration
Abstract

The article discusses an assisted migration program for people emigrating from Scandinavia to Queensland in the 1870s, focusing on groups of migrants from Tromsø, Norway. Topics include the European colonization of Queensland, the impact of passage discounts and propaganda in encouraging immigrants to travel to Queensland, and the impact of rumors concerning climate and enslavement in discouraging such travel. Deaths at sea that impacted immigrant families in 1873 are mentioned.

Published
2012