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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Australia: Letters from Secretary of State. Domestic, 1852-1853 |
| Date | 18 Jun 1852 - 30 Aug 1853 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | CO 385/26 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Entry Books |
| Description | Letters sent and received by the Australian Secretary of State, many of which refer to European applications for emigration to the Australian colonies. Many letters refer specifically to bounty and assisted emigration schemes, the relaxation of requirements and funds created to support assisted emigration applications. Related printed notices and forms for applying for free passage and bounty emigration are also enclosed. Emigrant selection, principally of unmarried men of the labouring classes is also referred to within these letters, along with the price of passage to Australia and Canada. Alterations and enforcement of the Navigation Act is a common theme of these letters. Prices of lands and the sale of crown lands in Australian colonies and Canada are also noted. |
| Series Description | This series contains entry books of correspondence on emigration. |
| Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Ships and Shipping Lines; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; Australia |
| Country (to) | Australia; Canada; Unites States of America |
| Places | Tasmania, Australia; Dundee, Scotland; New Zealand |
| Ports | Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | British; European |
| Ships | Prince Rupert; Elizabeth; Clyde |
| People | Russell, Lord John; Barrow, Sir John; Barnard, Edward; Reid, Francis; Elliot, Sir Thomas Frederick; Walcott, Stephen |
| Keywords | land grant, bounty emigration, emigration, navigation, legislation, assisted emigration, finance, land price, colony, colonisation, surveying, administration, government, agent, navy, shipping, passage money, steamboat, land, emigration scheme, land sale, crown lands, law, accounts, labour, legal representation, application, social class, emigrant selection, fare, surveying, employment, surgeon, unmarried, advertisement, wages, expenses, free passage |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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