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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sedgwick Migration Scrapbook 28: Australia; The Navy and Military Emigration League; The War Immigrant; New Zealand and Canada |
| Date | 1912-1915 |
| Document Type | Newspaper; Correspondence |
| Reference | RCMS 31/2/372-381, Box 7, Volume 2, Folder 15 |
| Library / Archive | Cambridge University Library |
| Collection Name | Thomas E. Sedgwick's Migration Scrapbooks, 1910-1914 |
| Description | Newspaper articles respecting the emigration to New Zealand and Australia of ex-servicemen. Greater employment opportunities abroad, land grants and improved lifestyle are described as the principal push factors influencing applications made by ex-naval and military personnel. |
| 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; Responses to Immigration |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | New Zealand; Australia; Canada |
| Places | Tasmania, Australia; Ontario, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | English; European |
| People | Howe, Ronald B; Stead, Alfred; Pilkington, Henry; George, Lloyd; Montgomery, H H; Smith, J Obed |
| Keywords | government, emigration scheme, war, navy, army, unemployment, emigration, employment, push factor, agriculture, labour, history, alien, finance, philanthropy, eligibility, wages, poor law, economics, land, land grant, domestic service |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Cambridge University Library |
