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TIL that “Ten Pound Poms” refers to over a million Britons who moved to Australia after WWII under a government-assisted passage scheme costing £10 in fees to migrate, aimed at boosting Australia’s population, expanding the Australian workforce, and supporting their growing postwar industries

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TIL that “Ten Pound Poms” refers to over a million Britons who moved to Australia after WWII under a government-assisted passage scheme costing £10 in fees to migrate, aimed at boosting Australia’s population, expanding the Australian workforce, and supporting their growing postwar industries

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