Report on 'Immigration of Lads from the United Kingdom to South Australia for farm and other work' (GRG7/59)
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Whole of series: Open. D16/02147. Signed 30/08/2016"
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These records have been deemed permanent in accordance with a disposal determination made for all GRGs by the Manager [Director] of State Records and approved by the State Records Council on 9 November 1999
Description
This series comprises one undated typescript report titled "Immigration of lads from the United Kingdom to South Australia for farm and other work"
The report includes various appendices, and records the chronology of the preparatory research undertaken before the introduction of immigration schemes for farm apprentices which commenced in c.1914, including the Barwell Boys scheme which commenced in 1922.
Included in the report are the following:
- Report outlining the proposal for introducing the immigration of lads from the U.K. to South Australia and the legislation being drafted to enact the scheme, undated. 7 pp.
- Report of New Zealand's experiment in the immigration of town lads for farm work, with notes on immigration generally. 41 pp.
- Report by the Secretary, Department of Labor, New Zealand on "The Sedgwick Boys". 7 pp.
- Letter to The Hon. J. Kirkpatrick, Agent General for South Australia from Thomas E. Sedgwick dated 9th May 1912 and 'Town Lads on Colonial Farms - Report of the first year's results', dated 8th May 1912. 7 pp.
- Letter from the Secretary to Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration to the Chief Emigration Agent dated 26th July 1912. 1 pp.
- Copy of Letter from Thomas E Sedgwick, dated 16th September 1912. 2 pp.
- Copy of letter from Thomas E. Sedgwick, dated 19th September 1912. 1 pp.
- Letter from the Secretary to Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration to the Chief Emigration Agent dated 1st November 1912. 2 pp.
- Letter from the Secretary to Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration to the Chief Emigration Agent dated 29th November 1912. 1 pp.
- Circular issued by Immigration Department to farmers re immigration of town lads from Great Britain, dated 1st February 1913. 3 pp.
- Printed Copy of a bill for An Act to amend "the Immigration Act, 1911" and for other purposes, dated 12/2/1913. 6 pp.
- Extract from "The Boy Scouts Headquarters Gazette" October 1911 titled 'The Boy Scout Farm School' by W.P. Mealing. 4 pp.
The report and appendices have been encapsulated and bound between cover boards by Archive staff since transfer.
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