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From: "Derek Burr" <>
Subject: Re: mail order brides
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:11:20 +1000
References: <200501150953.j0F9rTtm001047@mail.rootsweb.com>


Albert
I was following 2 sisters who came to Australia on the CITY OF POONAH.
Interesting when I checked the passenger list they were all women.
One of these ladies married a crew member and when I traced further a number
of them were witnesses to each others wedding.

There was some information I read some time age where young ladies were sent
out to the colonies as servants to protect their morals. A lot of these
girls were met at the docks & became prostitutes while others were wifes as
you say.

I believe I read this in one of the old news papers available on the web
such as www.uk.olivesoftware.com/ This is an old address so I am not sure
if still working.

regards
Derek


----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert Grulke" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: mail order brides


> Somewhere I read that there were a number of Irish and maybe English women
> brought out to New South Wales in the 1830-60 eras for the sole purpose of
> becoming wives of settlers already here. As I recall the article there was
a
> surplus of males and the administration wanted to balance the population
> with females able to contribute children to the colony.
>
> I cannot find this article now and am wondering if I am having an
illusion.
>
> I do know of one story where a ship of German migrants arrived in Brisbane
> and the male bachelors in the colony were waiting at the wharf. The single
> girls were segregated and the men were enticed to make arrangements with
> their fathers for marriage. In the case I know about the couple were
married
> the next day. They had a long marriage but wonder way it love or need that
> kept them going.
>
> Any ideas
>
> Albert Grulke
>
> ______________________________

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