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Field name | Value |
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Title | Publicity. Immigration. H. J. Rumsey's Book "Pommies" |
Author | Rumsey, H J |
Date | 1922-1923 |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Reference | A457, N532/3 |
Library / Archive | National Archives of Australia |
Collection Name | Correspondence files, multiple number series, first system |
Description | A letter to E. K. Bowden, MP, from Herbert J. Rumsey, 1922, on his book, 'The Pommies' or 'New Chums in Australia', written to give intending emigrants in Great Britain a knowledge of Australian conditions. The letter suggests that the Commonwealth government publish it as immigration propaganda. The reply from the Commonwealth Immigration Office is included; the suggestion was not taken up. |
Series Description | The series consists of correspondence files covering a wide range of subjects which were submitted to the Prime Minister. |
Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
Country (from) | Great Britain |
Country (to) | Australia |
Places | Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia |
Nationality | English; European; Australian |
People | Bowden, E K; Rumsey, H J; Hurley, L |
Keywords | publishing, advice literature, colony conditions, emigrant, emigration, commonwealth, literature, Commonwealth Immigration Scheme, propaganda, agriculture |
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 |