Ten Pound Poms 

My parents dragged us 3 young kids to Sydney. He was a carpenter. Our relatives got home sick & went back to UK. My parents stayed but eventually divorced. My children are 1st generation aussies❤️

My brother in law was born in Belfast, moved to the West Midlands of England when he was five years old and in August of 1966, he, his father, his four uncles and five brothers migrated from Wolverhampton to New Zealand settling In Hamilton as his father was a plumber and pipe fitter. He then moved to Australia in 1974 where he lived in Sydney for nearly a decade before he migrated to the United States where he has been living for 40 years (March 2023 will be 40 years) and his accent is a cross between an Irish brogue and a Brummie accent. BTW his wife is an American who was living in Sydney as she worked as an English teacher at a night school for migrants who spoke little to no English after arriving in Australia.

My auntie and uncle went to Australia and moved from tottenham to start a new life .never got to see them, but my parents did visit her sister on several occasions. Unfortunately, now my parents have passed away, and other relatives have lost all traces of my cousins in Australia. I'm sure they all made the right choices and have enjoyed their time living there bringing up their own families.

Well...its been a long holiday .1968 ... MV Flavia from Southampton to Sydney..five weeks at sea for a kid from Nottingham .. who had never had a holiday . within three weeks I was sailing thought the Panama Canal... I couldn't believe it... by myself and it was just magic... like a movie ..when I left home mom said your breakfast is on the stove and went out .. Never said Goodbye ... then after 53 years on my sister told me why .... Sorry MOM.... still here on the Gold Coast .. 55years now with two Aussie son n daughter living in London ....so much water under the Bridge.... I arrived ... NO money .. No Job..No family ..No friends.. No where to live they put me in a room with three other pommie lads at Neutral Bay Sydney....

On the 22/03/2017 being this Wednesday, I will have been in Australia 50 years. Came over on the Fairsea, and from what I remember was a fun trip. Very different from the cruise ships today, especially in size. Anyway to all of you that now call Australia home, I send you best wishes.

Many went back to the UK, labelling them: "Whinging Pomes."

BBC new 6 parter new drama has brought me here so fascinating

I must confess, even in the early 80’s I still had to hear “Back in England..... x or y was always better”. But let’s face it, it must be a hard thing to do, leaving your entire life behind. Worse for the non english speaking people, but man, did they work hard, and did they do well.

I love this film!

At the interview our family had at Australia House the very first question was addressed to me, not my parents. 'You know Australia has the draft. If you are called upon to go to Vietnam would you go?' ... I gave the correct answer and we bacame ten pound poms... I didn't go to Vietnam... but I later did join the army.

The fact is the Federal Government Department of Immigration does not respect or honour the original Ten Pound Pom Nomination Agreement for PERMANENT Residency has permanently split families and prevented young children from having their parents in their lives in Australia. The 1984 Migration Act change prevented Australian Citizenship being claimed by those who had been issued Permanent Residence in the early 1960's. Yet Britain allowed Australians to stay permanently in similar circumstances. They have politicised immigration and citizenship rights to the highest bidder (China) and the criminals who flee justice to Australia and continue their billion dollar crime spree.

I’ve never understood why the £10 Poms were not liked. Australia needed more people to grow into the future and Brits were the nearest thing to the Aussies. The Aussies are now considering becoming a Republic. Great. Move on. You have our blessing. BUT remember this. You are a vast continent. If you were to be invaded, would you be able to defence yourself. If not would you hope for the UK to help. NB We would not be obliged. Food for thought.

Neat. I saw this a year ago. I have been trying to find a series of docos (Whickers World I think it was) made around 1988-9 where he goes back to see how the ten pound poms have fared - any info would be great as its what inspired me to leave Pommieland back in 1988...

So called expensive Uk workers were replaced by cheap labour from across the world 🌍.

This was the most prosperous time in Australian history

yo le boss t est en mode lacost tn ou quoi le sang

Any links to the full version?

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