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From: "Denise McMahon" <>
Subject: Fw: German Assisted Passages
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:14:16 +1100


>
I am interested in finding out how much our ancestors paid to come to
> > Australia in the 1850's, assuming they paid their own way.
> >
> > Has anyone this information to hand, or any knowledge of a web site with
> > this type of detail on?
> >
> > regards
> > Denise
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gay Fielding" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 2:46 PM
> > Subject: German Assisted Passages
> >
> >
> > > Paul has given me this very valuable information...and I thank him...
> > >
> > > >"Those that were assisted paid the
> > > >fare back out of there wages over 2 or 3 years, this was done by the
> > > >employer. Many that came who were not assisted by the NSW gov were
> > > >privately contracted by employers who also recouped the cost of the
> > > >fares from there wages. The expense of the voyage out meant that many
> had
> > > >to be assisted in order to get here.
> > > >There is a book by Patricia Cloos that deals with this topic. It
> should
> > > >be available from a large library.
> > >
> > > Can anyone please tell me the name of the book that Paul is referring
> > to...
> > > Thanks a lot
> > > Gay,
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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