Image 33: Some of the 'propaganda' material published by the Million Farms Campaign Committee.
NAA: A457, I400/5 part 2 Image 35: Some of the 'propaganda' material published by the Million Farms Campaign Committee.
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A vast number of non-government voluntary organisations were involved in immigration to Australia during the period from 1901 to 1939, particularly in the 1920s. Many were financially supported by the British and Commonwealth governments after the Empire Settlement Act in 1922 although this assistance was reduced or curtailed with the onset of the depression. Such organisations included the Sydney-based Million Farms Club, the Salvation Army, the Big Brother Movement, the Dreadnought Trustees, the Country Women's Association, the Child Emigration Society (Fairbridge Farm Schools), Dr Barnardo's homes, the British Women's Overseas League, the Boy Scouts' Association, the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations (YMCA and YWCA), the British Empire Service League and the Young Australia League.
The New Settlers' League formed in 1921 was one of the best-known organisations in the area of aftercare. Another was the British Settlers' Welfare Committee established in 1931 for the purpose of caring for youth introduced into New South Wales as assisted migrants prior to the depression. These organisations were often supported by the Commonwealth and state governments and by the British government and they nominated immigrants as well as looking after their interests on and after arrival. Several local and occupational bodies had representatives on the New Settlers' League Executive Council, including the Primary Producers' Union, the United British Immigrants' Association, and the West Australian Cornish Association. |