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Class | Emigration to Australia and New Zealand
Friday, 25 March 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm GMT
£10An online Zoom class with Mike McKeag
Organised British and Irish emigration to these countries began with the establishment of penal colonies in 1788 in New South Wales and was followed by the establishment of the free colonies of South Australia in 1836 and New Zealand in 1839. The gold rushes of the 1850s in Australia and 1860s in New Zealand boosted the populations considerably. Both countries offered assisted passage schemes to overcome labour shortages. The class covers pointers to many useful records and where they can be found.