Talk:Colonial Land and Emigration Commission

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So almost two years ago, I suggested that the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission receive a new page, separate from the history of the South Australia Act. This stub article is my attempt at a brief overview of what the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission was. I may expand it later, or I'd love to see someone else take in on. The administrative history of the agency was published in 1931:

There have been more recent studies of British Emigration, but these have focused more on the cultural history and other aspects. NickP86 (talk) 12:13, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

I added a clarification on the title of the commission - which appears to have changed in informal usage around 1856, when the British Government (referred to at the time as the 'imperial government') granted New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia the right to control and sell un-alienated crown land (what was called 'waste land' at the time, although this terminology does not acknowledge enduring Native Title.) This change was part of the large shift to 'responsible government' that each of these colonies experienced between 1855 and 1857. NickP86 (talk) 07:44, 8 July 2022 (UTC)