Old Photos. TT's West Oz

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 07:24 am:





Caption (both photos)- "Group 20 of the Group Settlement Scheme move out from Busselton"

Can a West Ozzie member tell us what the 'Group Settlement Scheme' was all about? Was is a post-war Soldier Settlement scheme?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 07:37 am:

I'm not from OZ, but it appears to be similar to the Soldier Settlement Scheme. 6,000 people would be migrated to Western Australia, given a parcel of land to clear and farm, set up with a 30 year loan, and paid to clear the land. After that 30 period during which you made payments, the land was yours. Each "group settlement" was about 20 families.


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