‘’THE BEST TEN QUID
I EVER SPENT.’’
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‘Ten Pound Pom Deluxe Set with 1975 Ten Pound Note & Nine 1945 Coins’
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The Assisted Passage Migration Scheme was created by the Chifley government and its first Minister for Immigration, Arthur Calwell in 1945, as part of its melodramatic, ‘Populate or Perish’ policy. It was intended to substantially increase the population of Australia after the war and to supply workers for the country's booming industries. In return for subsidising the cost of travelling to Australia, the Government promised employment prospects, affordable housing, and a generally more optimistic lifestyle to the people of Britain – still reeling from the losses and bomb damage of almost all their large conurbations and industrial sites.
• Celebrate The Ten Pound Poms
• Deluxe Set with 1975 Ten Pound Note & Nine 1945 Coins
• Arrives with custom, Note and Coin Display Case
• Features Certificate of Authenticity with fascinating and informative back story
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About this coin
After World War II many Australian wartime survivors were incapacitated or ill, resulting in a depleted workforce within an already low population of about 7.4 million. The creation of the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme and the phenomenon of the ‘Ten Pound Pom’ - was the grand plan to help the Australian work force get back on its feet. Most who came adapted readily - glad to leave war-torn Britain for a sunny, easy-going land of wide-open spaces and opportunities – even though many were shocked by the tin-rooved hostel huts they were given to live in and some of the job opportunities they were promised never materialised. Those who did get work found that Australian wages were around fifty percent higher than England's, with tradespeople in particular demand. Some missed their homeland and went back, but many returned to Australia and the opportunities a life down under represented for them and their families. Many believing that the ten-pound fare was the best thing they’d ever spent money on. Aussies jokingly named those who stayed, ‘Ten Pound Poms’ because of the charge of £10 in processing fees to migrate to Australia. This deluxe set The Bradford Mint is proud to present to its most discerning collectors brings together an original British £10 note with the signature 'Page' from the end of the Assisted Passage Scheme (1971-1975) - which also happened to be the first type of £10 note ever to feature the portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Along with the £10 note from the vend of the scheme is a complete set of British coins from its inspired beginning in 1945 – a silver half crown, florin, English shilling, Scottish shilling, sixpence, brass threepence, bronze penny, halfpenny, and farthing. All are housed in a smart two-tier genuine wooden presentation case. The Bradford Mint is proud to honour the commitment the Ten Pound Poms pledged to Australia and acknowledge their significant efforts – across all strata of life – to the building of our great nation, with this unique and rare collector’s set. Call one of our Senior Executives today on 02 9841 3324 to secure your limited-edition celebration of the Ten Pound Poms.