This edited collection explores how migrants played a major role in the creation and settlement of the British Empire, by focusing on a series of Australian cas

The authors draw upon a rich life history archive of letters, diaries, personal photographs and oral history interviews with former migrants, including those wh

Following the success of Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1971 Peter Plowman examines those ships and shipping companies used to transport migrants to Australia an

Migration and its associated social practices and consequences have been studied within a multitude of academic disciplines and in the context of policies at lo

In 1901 most Australians were loyal, white subjects of the British Empire with direct connections to Britain. Within a hundred years, following an unparalleled