Assisted Passage Migration

Australia, a country of British colonisation, is, in the modern day, considered a multicultural land which has been heavily influenced by immigrants. Following the two decades post-World War II, Australia’s economy and British orientated culture varied greatly due to many waves of migrations, especially that of Italians, who ventured for a better life and new opportunities, which worked in favour for Australia. Lifestyle skills, values and knowledge, especially regarding agriculture, that the citizens of mainly southern, Italy possessed, were of importance and worth to the Australian Government after World War II in the 1900s as it would assist with expansion and improvement plans whilst remaining within policies and beliefs. It is seen through
According to the plan, a 2 percent population increase every year, with 1 percent (75,000 people) being migrants , would bolster economic expansion, increase product demand and provide labourers for growing industries whilst repairing the neglected infrastructure through various building plans. The opportunity for the assisted passage and guaranteed two-year employment deal, which was established by the Australian Government to execute the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme, partnered with economic downturn in Southern Italy, low employment rates, political unrest and their communities literally destroyed, as Lucia from Southern Italy confirms ‘where we lived … the war destroyed everything – our house and our farm ,’ easily persuaded the Italian migration wave to begin as ‘we (Italians) had to start
Considering Captain Cook guided the first fleet onto Australia’s shores less than a century before the flooding wave of migrants, the economy was limited and based primarily on wheat, beef and wool production. The Italian’s strong work ethic, determination and need for jobs made them great candidates for laborious work; such as building infrastructure, factories, and the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme which is the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia . Through expansions, access to roads and various modes of transport, constructed by Italian migrants, the market opened wider for the industries, bettering the economy and improving Australian’s lifestyle . With transport options, partnerships and trading agreements, within national boarders and internationally, increased which then allowed the nation’s profit to escalate. Expanding industries and additional trading, factories were a necessity to continue Australia’s economic boom and the Italian work force played a large role in the design and construction of the industrial buildings, which would supply more employment opportunities. The Snowy Mountain Scheme, a significant symbol of Australia as a resourceful country and economic growth during the 20th century, supplies a vital amount of water to the farming industries of