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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Alien Immigration Relaxation of Restrictions |
| Date | 1933-1934 |
| Document Type | Newspaper; Correspondence |
| Reference | A1, 1933/9940 |
| Library / Archive | National Archives of Australia |
| Collection Name | Correspondence files, annual single number series [Main correspondence files series of the agency] |
| Description | Press reports and correspondence relating to clarification of a statement made by J. A. Perkins, Minister for the Interior, in November 1933, that restrictions on foreign immigrants would be eased when economic conditions allowed. At the time, landing permits for 'aliens' were restricted to close dependent relatives of those already settled in Australia and those with at least £500 in capital available. |
| Theme(s) | Politics, Legislation and Governance; Responses to Immigration |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; Germany; Austria |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Tully, Tiaro, Brisbane, Queensland, Canberra, Australia; Berlin, Germany; Austria; Czech Republic; London, England |
| Ports | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian; English; European; Czech; Austrian; German |
| People | Perkins, J A; Bell, J J; Perkins, Chas; Holmes, R Y; Jones, H E; Smith, W Forgan; Garland, Canon D J |
| Keywords | alien, immigrant, immigration, economics, regulations, finance, family, settlement, government, politics, unemployment, legislation, newspaper, assisted emigration, telegraph, unmarried, landing permit, immigration agent, labour, agriculture, farming |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the National Archives of Australia catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | National Archives of Australia |
