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Australian immigration officers are visiting 12 London suburban centres in a campaign to encourage people to go to Australia. Thousands of jobs, and assisted passage are being offered, mainly for single men and women, and a good response is being received to the scheme. Photo shows Stepney Ministry of Labour - seated (left) John Letton from Cardiff, who wants to go to Sydney, and Clifford Matthews who has lived in Glasgow for five years after coming from India and wants to go to Adelaide, studying a map of Australia. Behind are Australian immigration officials (left) Peter Gebbie and Bill Byrne. 1st April 1952
Title: Emigrants
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Australian immigration officers are visiting 12 London suburban centres in a campaign to encourage people to go to Australia.
Thousands of jobs, and assisted passage are being offered, mainly for single men and women, and a good response is being received to the scheme.
Photo shows Stepney Ministry of Labour - seated (left) John Letton from Cardiff, who wants to go to Sydney, and Clifford Matthews who has lived in Glasgow for five years after coming from India and wants to go to Adelaide, studying a map of Australia.
Behind are Australian immigration officials (left) Peter Gebbie and Bill Byrne.
1st April 1952.
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