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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sedgwick Migration Scrapbook 32: Town Lads on Imperial Farms; Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa; The Navy and Military Emigration League; The War Immigrant; New Zealand |
| Date | 1912-1914 |
| Document Type | Newspaper; Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | RCMS 31/3/74-95, Box 8, Volume 3, Folder 4 |
| Library / Archive | Cambridge University Library |
| Collection Name | Thomas E. Sedgwick's Migration Scrapbooks, 1910-1914 |
| Description | Items refer to British emigration to South Africa and Australasia in order to improve their defences. Other items refer to 'Coolie' emigration, and the regulation of this. Newspaper articles discuss action taken by the National Council of Women in Canada, and opportunities for women to gain employment as agriculturalists in provinces such as Ontario and Nova Scotia. There is also a copy of 'The Naval & Military Emigration League' Second Report, 1912 detailing statistics and information relative to the appeals of ex-servicemen to emigrate to the colonies. |
| Biographical Note / History | In 1911 Thomas Edward Sedgwick organised for a group of 50 boys to be sent from England to New Zealand on board the S.S. Authentic before the outbreak of the First World War. They were sent as part of an experiment to ascertain whether young British boys might help alleviate a shortage of farm labourers in New Zealand and offer a solution to the declining levels of employment opportunities in the crowded British cities. They were trained in all aspects of farming life, and the wages they earnt were paid to the Labour Department while the boys were awarded weekly pocket money. |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; India; Japan; China |
| Country (to) | South Africa; Canada; Australia; New Zealand |
| Places | Scotland; Natal, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa; Ontario; British Columbia; Nova Scotia, Montreal, Canada; India |
| Ports | London, England; Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | English; European; Asian; Japanese |
| Ships | Port Lincoln |
| People | Lane, Sir Ronald B; Sedgwick, Thomas Edward; Scammell, E T |
| Keywords | navy, army, war, emigration, agriculture, farming, labour, employment, unemployment, farm school, emigration scheme, government, emigrant selection, children, wages, colony conditions, living conditions, conscription, legislation, trade, racism, prejudice, indentured labour, Canadian Pacific Railway, philanthropy, statistics, expenses, defence, domestic service, insurance, servant, National Council of Women, women, hospital, health and sickness, nurse, poor law, religion, steamboat |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Cambridge University Library |
