Emigration in search of a husband

Topic: The Australian Colonies
Student activity

This is the student activity 1 of 5 of the Migration to Australia in the 1800s learning activity.

Task No. 1

Emigration in search of a husband, 1833 by J. Kendrick

Emigration in search of a husband, 1833 / J. Kendrick

This poster was designed by the colonial government to encourage women from Great Britain to emigrate to Australia.

Examine the source to answer the following questions.

  • Give three reasons why women migrated to the colony of NSW in the 1830s.
  • Why did the colonial government encourage women to migrate?
  • What is the cartoonist’s opinion of the migration of women to NSW?