Who immigrated to australia during world war 1?
World War One meant a virtual cessation of immigration.During the war antagonism towards ‘Aliens’ developed. In response, the Federal Government amended the Commonwealth Naturalization Act 1903. This meant that Naturalization would not be granted unless applicants renounced their own nationality, had advertised their intention to become naturalized, and could read and write English.Population passed 5 Million.The 1920s was a successful decade in terms of net migration gain.More than 300,000 immigrants arrived, two thirds of whom were ‘Assisted’. The majority came from Britain but there was growing interest from Italians and Greeks. Migrating by 1921 The Federal Government took control of all immigration, and pursued it vigorously, after a virtual cessation during World War One. A major component in the resumption of immigration was the ‘Empire Settlement Scheme’ whereby Britain and its immigrant receiving dominions were to share equally in the cost of promoting migration from Britain.
