1. Ten Pound Poms was a slang term to describe British citizens who migrated to Australia and New Zealand after World War II.
Ten Pounds Poms tells the story of around one million Brits who emigrated under an Australian government scheme where their six-week passage was subsidised to just £10. They had to give up their passport for two years, but were given full rights and offered a new life down under.
The scheme was created by the Labor Chifley Government to rapidly boost the country's population following the Second World War. From 1945 to 1981 about one million Europeans migrated to Australia through the program.
From 1945 to 1981 about one million Europeans migrated to Australia through the program. Initially, the bulk of the migrants came from the UK and were charged 10 pounds, which coined the term "Ten Pound Pom."
The Ten Pound Poms was the name given to the million Brits people who emigrated to Australia under a government scheme between 1945 to 1972. The long sea voyage cost them ten pounds. They were promised jobs and better weather - and the attractions haven't changed much.
From 1945 to 1981 about one million Europeans migrated to Australia through the program, part of the then Federal Government's "populate or perish" policy. Initially, the bulk of the migrants came from the UK and were charged 10 pounds, which coined the term "Ten Pound Pom."
There is no limit to the amount of physical currency that may be brought into or taken out of Australia. However, travellers entering and departing Australia must report any currency they are carrying of $10,000 or more in Australian dollars, or the foreign currency equivalent.
It is widely believed that the word pom is short for pomegranate, which Australians and New Zealanders used as rhyming slang for the word immigrant during the 20th century.
“Pom” comes from pomegranate, which was used as particularly tenuous rhyming slang for “immigrant”.
The first settlement, at Sydney, consisted of about 850 convicts and their Marine guards and officers, led by Governor Arthur Phillip. They arrived at Botany Bay in the "First Fleet" of 9 transport ships accompanied by 2 small warships, in January, 1788.
Brady was among more than one million Britons who migrated to Australia under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme between 1945 and 1982, known colloquially as “10-pound poms”.
Until 1782, English convicts were transported to America. However, in 1783 the American War of Independence ended. America refused to accept any more convicts so England had to find somewhere else to send their prisoners. Transportation to New South Wales was the solution.
The incredible true story behind the new Stan Original Series Ten Pound Poms. Inside New South Wales's Scheyville National Park it's hard to tell the difference between an original migrant hut and what's been designed for the new Stan Original Series Ten Pound Poms.
Sydney-born actor Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman, Les Miserables) is also the son of English parents who moved to Australia in 1967 as part of the Ten Pound Poms scheme.
The term ten pound Pom, (also ten pound migrant, ten quid migrant, and ten pound tourist), is first recorded in the 1970s. It refers to those people from the UK who migrated to Australia under the Assisted Passage Scheme, a scheme run by the Australian Government after the Second World War.
The BBC's latest period drama offering, Ten Pound Poms, tells a migration story set in the 1950s about a group of Brits who make a one-way trip to Australia for sun, sea and fresh opportunities.
In 2002, Michelle Griffin discussed the fact that "bogan" is no longer just being used as an insult, but is in fact a way to identify with the "Aussie" culture that many Anglo‐Saxon Australian citizens are proud of. In the past, bogan was a term of disdain, but nowadays it has become "cool" to be a bogan.
The greater the difference, the more wealth is in the hands of the richest. Australia's average wealth is just 1.8 times our median wealth; by contrast the UK's is 2.2 times greater, while the US is second worst out of the top 50, at 6.7 times.
Ozzie. Meaning: (Noun) An alternative way to spell and pronounce Aussie, also short for Australian.
The phrase 'Pom' is a popular nickname for British people in Australia, but its origins have long been debated as well as if it is an offensive term.
The Pomeranian (often known as a Pom) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe.
The most common British slang terms for rich are loaded, minted, and wadded. These are by far the most universal and commonly used slang terms in Britain meaning rich. You might hear others, such as “flush”. But for most Brits, “minted” or “loaded” are often more than adequate.
There are no laws limiting the amount of cash you can keep at home. This makes sense as many businesses, especially retail stores, keep large amounts of money with them merely as floating cash.
It is illegal to carry (or use) drugs including marijuana, cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines in and out of Australia. There are a number of items that you must declare upon your arrival in Australia including: All food, plant material and animal items. Firearms, weapons and ammunition.
You may face penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for not reporting cash or non-cash forms of money (BNIs) in Australian and foreign currency if the combined value is AUD10,000 or more when you enter or leave Australia, or send or receive money overseas.