Dreadnought scheme
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Dreadnought scheme
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The Dreadnought Scheme was a program designed to promote and assist the migration of British youths willing to become farm workers in Australia. Funds which had been raised by public subscription for the purchase of a battleship were diverted to establish the Dreadnought Scheme when the Commonwealth instead decided to build an Australian Navy. On arrival in Australia, the teenage boys were assigned to a state government farm for three months of agricultural training. More than half of the boys w
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Farm worker migration scheme of Brits to Australia in the early 20th century
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought_scheme
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2020-07-30T08:32:37Z
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