Assisted immigration schemes to Australia (1838–1870)

1. Assisted immigrants begin arriving Port Phillip

   Jan 1, 1839Labels: Port Phillip, Assisted migrants

   • PROV
   • NSW Archives

2. NSW assisted immigration surges late 1830s

   Jan 1, 1839Labels: New South, Assisted migrants

   • Oxford SHM
   • BDA

3. Colonial Land and Emigration Commission established

   Jan 14, 1840Labels: Colonial Land, British government

   • CLEC
   • NMA

4. 1842 economic slump curtails assisted immigration

   Jan 1, 1842Labels: Economic slump, Assisted schemes

   • Fairhall
   • Oxford SHM

5. Irish assisted emigration to Sydney expands

   Jan 1, 1848Labels: Irish migrants, Sydney

   • ANU Repo
   • NMA

6. Moreton Bay assisted immigration recorded (NSW era)

   Jan 1, 1848Labels: Moreton Bay, New South

   • NSW Archives
   • SLNSW

7. Gold rush era scales up assisted migration

   Jan 1, 1851Labels: Gold rush, Assisted migration

   • NMA

8. Victoria maintains assisted passenger record series

   Jan 1, 1852Labels: Victoria, Assisted passenger

   • PROV
   • PROV Data

9. Queensland land-order immigration system begins

   Jan 1, 1861Labels: Queensland, Land-order system

   • Hist Research
   • Qld Data

10. Queensland Immigration Act embeds land-order incentives

    Jan 1, 1864Labels: Queensland Immigration, Land-order incentives

    • Hist Research
    • Fachwerk

11. Victoria appoints Agent-General in London

    Jan 1, 1868Labels: Victoria, Agent-General London

    • PROV Data

12. Parkes addresses NSW assisted immigration legislation

    Oct 14, 1869Labels: Henry Parkes, New South

    • NLA