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A comparative study of soldier settlement in South Australia and Victoria, 1943-1950
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| ‘chapter i soldier settlement l9l5—l938 (i) the concept of soldier settlement the impetus behind soldier settlement the momentum behind soldier settlement emerged on a wave of patriotism. those willing to[...]crifices they have made." the actual concepts of soldier settlement embraced two distinct notions : that of compensation and repatriation, and the notion that soldier settlement would be a profit- able experiment. the states believed that soldier settle- ment would 'enable the opening up of the[...]they had already tried to initiate through closer settlement. soldier settlement legislation adopted and augmented the basic principles of closer settlement. the concept of closer settlement embraced a long established social and pol[...] |
| estates. closer settlement in both states, south australia and victoria,had developed along similar lines. closer settlement in victoria had evolved with the formation of the closer settlement branch, under the land act,1898.3' the basic prov[...]land by the government for the purpose of closer settlement. the basic principles envisaged in the leg- islat[...]ution of 1and,was a well established procedure. soldier settlement transposed closer settlement leg- islation for its own requirements; the settlement of soldiers. yet the adaptation of the closer settlement system, by both states, is ironic. the closer settlement scheme had resulted in failure in both south aus[...]progress report of the royal commission on closer settlement. pp.45 5. these were passed in 190l,'04,'[...] |
| > 3. yet it was to be the foundation for soldier settlement. victoria's experience had resulted in dismal fai[...]quiring into the situation reported: "our closer settlement policy has been rotten to the core.” it had ru[...]additional report into the working of the closer settlement act.9' due to.various factors the scheme was a r[...]n them, how can the government expect ret- urned soldiersoldier settlement was to succeed it would obviously require a drastic transformation of the closer settlement legislation.l2' 8. v.p.d. l9 sep.l9l6 vol[...] |
| provision for soldier settlement in 1916, an attempt was made by the comonwealth to ascertain an estimate of the number of soldiers who proposed to take advantage of the scheme. un[...]ect- ive of the defence department, each enlisted soldier received an ‘employment census card’, whereby[...]icate his preference with regard to employment or settlement on the land. yet this procedure did not obviate[...]e comonwealth government estimated ten percent of soldiers returning, would wish to settle on the la[...] |
| [...]ot only did the states miscalculate the number of soldiers to be settled, but the speed of return of soldiers; it was estimated that the majority would not re[...]ad returned by late 1919. the underestimation of soldiers desiring land had further ramification: the inad[...]llion pounds.18'inadequate provision of land for soldier settlement would be a major contributing factor in t[...] |
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Copley, Simon Andre, A comparative study of soldier settlement in South Australia and Victoria, 1943-1950 (1978). State Library of South Australia, accessed 29/05/2023, https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/4147