Ten Pound Poms: The Originals II
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This channel is dedicated to exploring the history of Elizabeth, an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia (SA). It is located in the City of Playford. Ten Pound Poms (or Ten Pound tourists) is a colloquial term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe British citizens who migrated from England to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War. The Government of Australia initiated the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme in 1945. The migrants were called Ten Pound Poms due to the payment of £10 in processing fees to migrate to Australia. The Commonwealth arranged for assisted passage to Australia on chartered ships and aircraft. The word Pom is derived from "pomegranate" an Australian rhyming slang for "immigrant". Many British citizens began their new life in Australia in Hostel accommodation.
At the time, Elizabeth was the seat of the former local government body, the City of Elizabeth, which included Elizabeth as well as the immediately adjacent suburbs on all sides except the west. Although the City of Elizabeth no longer exists, having been amalgamated into the much larger City of Playford in 1997, the term 'Elizabeth', in the context of Adelaide, typically refers to the historic municipality and the distinct community therein.
Before the 1950s, most of the area surrounding today's suburb of Elizabeth was farming land. After the end of the Second World War with its shortage of materials, the state government decided that South Australia needed to grow and become industrialised. A satellite city was planned for northern metropolitan fringe of Adelaide between the existing townships of Salisbury and Smithfield. The South Australian Housing Trust initiated a housing development program in the area, with a purchase of 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) at the site of the present suburb.
The township (now suburb) of Elizabeth was established on 16 November 1955, being named after Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. In 1964, a new local government body, the municipality of Elizabeth, later called City of Elizabeth, was created by severance from the District Council of Salisbury. This allowed the local government to focused explicitly on the newly-developed land and distinct local growing community centred at Elizabeth.
In the 2016 Census, there were 1,024 people in Elizabeth. 65.2% of people were born in Australia and 76.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 37.8%.
As at the 2006 census, the population encompassing postcodes 5112, 5113 and 5114, was about 60,000. The majority of residents (66.2%) were Australian born, with 13.2% born in England. The age distribution of Elizabeth residents was similar to that of the greater Australian population. 67.5% of residents were aged 25 or over in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 32.5% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
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My twin sister and I were the first Elizabeth babies. I'm one of the original Pinnegars. Dad and my grandma moved the family in while my mum was in hospital with my sister and I. We were born on Christmas Day 1955.
Wow - that's awesome. Well I'm honoured you've stopped by Lyn. I appreciate that Elizabeth and your family are so intimately connected. Your family have witnessed and been a part of so much of that original pioneering spirit and then all the changes that have taken place since. Witnesses to a whole world being created and then rapidly changing to be replaced by something else. that's pretty huge.
Personal question. How did you all fit in that tiny house. Your mother was very organised
@@roryrory5047 I think she was just very used to organizing everyone in small spaces. Back then most houses were only 3 bedrooms, maybe a sleepout. When Dad had the house built at Salisbury, it was a 4 bedroom with a sleepout. Boy, were each of us thrilled when the current owner of the sleepout moved out and it became yours! Except me. I moved out at 16 to go nursing so never got my turn. LOL!
If anyone wants to see Lyn and her family photo there is one in the Elisabeth shopping centre. Really interesting collection of photos
@@roryrory5047 Thanks. I wasn't sure if the photo was still there. I'll have to make a trip up there soon to see for myself.
My parents and older brothers were part of the 10 Pound Poms in the 1960’s. I came along later in the 1970’s. They went to the Pennington accomodation first off. First house they bought was in Davoren Park which was a nice suburb then.
Loved seeing the Marching Girls. Was a very proud Westfield Marching Girl in the 1980’s in Elizabeth West.
Very cool Rachel! thank you for sharing. I never know what photo is going to touch who when I post these videos. One of the great joys of creating them is when you guys watch and flesh out the stories more through your own memories and personal history - it's very rewarding, so thanks again 🙏
these little films are wonderful my family were 10 pound poms so many memories
Thank you Janet - I'm glad you're enjoying them. Thank you for watching and commenting it's much appreciated. I love hearing from people who are appreciating them 🙏
We lived in Halsey Road during 1960 to 63. My Dad worked at Woomera for Ferranti. I can remember our best friends were Dutch. This has brought back many memories. Thanks for showing this.
My pleasure Martin. I'm glad it brought back pleasant memories for you :-)
Me too, my best friend was Mia, a little Dutch girl we emigrated in 1963 I was 3 my dad worked at a aircraft manufacturer unfortunately my mum was very homesick and we came back to England I can remember the ship voyage back home and remember clearly getting on the train to Preston it was dark cold and raining I didn't know my cousins and grandparents they were all strangers to me I kept asking when we're we going home (Australia was my home) I often wonder what life I would have had if we had stayed there my mum died in 2010 I think she would have liked the ten pound poms tv series it would have brought back memories I have a lot of home movies in colour no sound, from those days my dad was, wise enough to buy a movie camera 🎥🙏
Left England on the 26th January 1963, arrived in Melbourne 26 February, Went to the Broadmeadows hostel.
Cool. I hope Australia has proven kind to you Steve 🙏
@@elizabeththatwas Best move we ever made.
Oh I remember all of those places...migrated here in1964 to stay at my grandparents in Woodford Rd. My uncle cracked up when I brought a SalvationJane flower home from my walk home from school ( E. North)....was the first flower Id seen in ages :)
Bahaha - that's very cute. Well, they are a nice purple :-)
Wow! I found this video purely by mistake, we moved to South Australia in June 1965, our first “home” was Finsbury Park hostel for new migrants. My father had a job at Holden’s in Elizabeth, my parents purchased a house in Tea Tree Gully where we lived for a couple of years, unfortunately my parents became homesick and decided to go back to England, we then moved to Elizabeth Grove where I attended Elizabeth Grove Primary school followed by Elizabeth High School, we set sail back to England in August 1969. I’ll never forget the great adventures I had as a child, the kids I met at school, going to EG swimming pool at night, very fond memories, many thanks.
My pleasure Trevor. Thank you for sharing your memories. Always love hearing them :-)
Thankyou Poms for helping Elizabeth become a home!
Hear, hear!
3.12 - My dad is the youngest in the picture. Our family was the first trust residents in Elizabeth.
Awesome Scott. I am very pleased to have a member of the Pinnegar family subscribe to this channel - your family are like the Originals of the Originals :-) Are any of your family members still living in the Elizabeth area?
@@elizabeththatwas yes, my daughter lives in Elizabeth (Jamie-Lee) and a lot of us are spread over Adelaide or SA. My dad (the youngest in the picture) lives in Millicent now.
My parents were £10 poms too! We emigrated in 1966 to Western Australia Perth! We had a really nice detached bungalow but my Father wanted to come back to the UK. I was 5 on the ship on the way back home! I can remember Australia though.
It's natural for people to yearn to be home and for their roots. I hope Australia was kind to you all while you were all here, and life back in the UK has been good. Thank you for watching.
@@elizabeththatwas I think my Father actually would have preferred New Zealand but my Mother said you had to have accommodation sorted out before you arrived. Perth is probably more developed now, but my Father didn't think there was much to do there! Someone didn't do much research by the sounds of it! I often wonder how my life would have been, if we'd stayed there as I hate the UK's cold weather! It's lovely watching all these You Tube videos though! Thanks for posting yours!❤
Omg that's where I went when we landed in Adelaide in 1966 with my family, fond memories for ma as an 8 year old
Beautiful Steve. Thank you for sharing with us 🙏❤
My grandparents were also a part of that ceremony in 1955, at Playford Gardens on Goodman Road, being handed the keys to their new maisonette at number 30, by the then Premier - Sir Thomas Playford. They raised my aunt and uncle there (my uncle still lives in Elizabeth). Granddad worked at Liquid Air for many years, before succumbing to cancer in the 70's. He had his own little engineering workshop in the backyard. Grandma worked as a 'tea lady' at WRE Salisbury, and passed away in the late 90's, whilst mowing in her beloved backyard. Our family emigrated as "Tenner's" in March 1967. Dad had been a radar technician with the Royal Air Force, and went for an interview at WRE for a position as a radar operator at Woomera. Whilst he was being interviewed, Grandma came in to serve teas, and Dad "Hello Mum..". The interviewer was gobsmacked to learn that Grandma was his mother-in-law, and told him that she was one of the most valuable people in the organisation. He got the job! After Grandma passed, the Housing Trust compassionately passed on the tenancy of 30 Goodman Road to my cousin Paul, who stayed there for some years with his young family. It was a magical place - not just number 30, but Elizabeth, and particularly Elizabeth South (for me anyway). So many wonderful memories there from childhood. You're a legend for posting this stuff, thank you.
Wow, I love this story Dunx, thank you so much for sharing. It's what this channel is about. There were many people who actually ran little side businesses in their backyards in the early days, until it was stamped out. I would love to interview your uncle for an ep of "Stories of Us" one day, if he's up to it of course. Thank you again for sharing such a great story, and for the kind words. Much appreciated 🙏
In 1997, I worked in an office in Adelaide with a young female, whose family had been from & to the UK 5 times. Her mother kept on getting homesick for Manchester... 🤣
Wow. I wonder what they ended up paying in the end, seeing as they started out paying just 10 pounds. Her poor Mother must have been so torn. Cool share, mate. Thank you :-)
I remember a lot of dust storms back then. One time somehow we talked my Dad into taking us to the Elizabeth swimming centre in the middle of a locust plague.
Ha. I can see that actually - that drive must have been interesting. I remember the locust plagues - they were intense but exciting. I remember lots of mini dust tornadoes over at the creek as well. We had an interesting playground as kids, that's for sure
ELIZABETH SA ..... Yep....it was all wind shield wipers and squashed bugs the whole way. I can't remember who went along that time, but it was my brother and i, and a good friend or two.....
@@elizabeththatwas We were in Elizabeth Vale around mid 1964 to Jan 66. I can remember quite a big, I assume Tornado, coming from the Salisbury direction, dark clouds etc. Whether this is the one that lifted a tea chest filled with empty sherry bottles off the ground or another one, is lost in time. Also nearly lost was my younger brother who had just come inside the house, If he hadn't, i'm pretty sure he would have gone the same way as the bottles!
@@GluteMaximuz yes - floods, plagues, dust storms and mini tornadoes, all part of early life in Elizabeth. They must have forgotten to mention those in the brochures and promo films - those and the snakes and lizards, ha. Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed!
best country in the world, we were not a ten pound pom family we arrived here with my husbands job for one year which became two and we are still here 38 years later from the uk would never leave here
That's wonderful, thank you for sharing. We are still the lucky country, that's for sure 🙏🍷
Damn it, I can't stop watching these short videos about Elizabeth. I'm not a native of the area, I hail from Taparoo, just down the road from Port Adelaide. I did live at Elizabeth Vale for a year or two 89 to 91 and I had some cousins who lived in Chute St Elizabeth South. The only thing I really disliked it was such a long walk to the train station from Mofflin Rd to Elizabeth South Station(don't like buses but ended up being a bus driver). Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I was born in 61 and I remember the Ten Pound Poms, some hated it when summer came, it was too much and wanted to return home(some did). Thanks again, cheers....Mark....Liked and Sub
Thank you for the kind words Mark, much appreciated. I'm taking a break at the moment but a new round of videos will commence again early August. Strange you ended up a bus driver, not liking buses....lol. Life is full of strange ironies isn't it? Thank you for subbing, and for leaving a share - much appreciated mate. 🙏🍷
My grandparents and mother were some of the many immigrants to come from England and settled in the Northern suburbs
Then you and I are benefactors of their courage and determination Christine. I hope you enjoyed our little tribute to them - which is a tribute to all those who came before us and essentially built a town out of nothing, not just the Ten Pound Poms. Thank you for watching 🙏
It's amazing how times have changed. Nowadays one hears about the growing number of homeless people and households who are struggling with their mortgage payments.
Yes. It's a different world today, for sure. Sure glad I grew up pre-mobile phones and social media. Thank you for watching, much appreciated 🙏
We were going to emigrate to Australia we went for the medicals and had all the vaccinations for both Australia and Canada we only had to wait for news which country sent my dad the best job offer and Canada won my dad was a plasterer and builder by trade the Job offer was building McMaster University my mother was a nurse she could work anywhere we lived in Ontario, Canada for 3 years but my dad became ill with pneumonia which frightened my mother because she was scared if my father died she didn't want to be in a strange country alone with us kids luckily my dad recovered but that was settled my mother used all her savings to bring us all back home to Wales I was so happy to be home I often wonder would we have stayed in Australia though had we gone there instead
Australia, of course, is a much warmer climate than Canada - great chance your Dad would not have fallen ill and perhaps you would have stayed. Sounds like you are glad to be in Wales though - so perhaps Canada was the best thing that happened. Australia's loss hey? Thank you for watching, appreciate it 🙏
I plan to move back to Adelaide again .I just hope Elizabeth properties doesn't go up !
can anyone tell me the name of the band that sings the tune on Ten pound poms the originals thanks DAVE
Its "Someone Who Will Survive" - Sven Karlsson. I think its only available on Apple Music, I couldn't find it on Spotify.
th-cam.com/video/082SHS7SWCA/w-d-xo.html
More gold 👏
Indeed 🙏
@@phillipkassabian1784 hello Philip. It's a pleasure mate. And what a rich history your family has. Your Grandpa sounds like he was a man of great character and courage. Many of us are descended from convict stock over here so you'll be in good company mate. Stay safe, thank you for watching, sharing your story (always love to read them) and we hope to see you here soon. Bless you and Canada
I remember the old timber movie theater there.
Yes, I believe the original theatre in Elizabeth was actually one of the very early school buildings - which was made of timber. Elizabeth South, I think. I wasn't around then, and documented history of the time can be very sketchy, but I believe it would be the same theater you are referring to. Thank you for watching Steve - much appreciated 🙏
0.58 ...wats the name of the song played here ..can't find it anywhere..( I kind of like it when you start to realise
Its "Someone Who Will Survive" - Sven Karlsson. I think its only available on Apple Music, I couldn't find it on Spotify.
th-cam.com/video/082SHS7SWCA/w-d-xo.html
Weird we get told in the UK we needed the Windrush Caribbean migrants to 'rebuild britain' after the war yet they simultaneously let this happen.. REALLY makes you think.
Yes; lots of hidden agendas we are never privy too until much later. I have to say though - I'm very glad for the 10 pound poms; my parents were two of them and I was born after they arrived. Without that scheme I wouldn't be here - or maybe I would but with a very different accent...haha. Thank you for watching, much appreciated. I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy in these rather bizarre and challenging times 🙏🍷😀
I agree, and the 160,000 kids stolen to build Australia, the British child migrants, 6 and 7 at a time smuggled in the bowels of every ship that left UK for Australia.
at 1:57 the house is on durrington road elizabeth and is adjacent from fisher street elizabeth north just a fact for yas
Cheers Jules 🙏🍷
They got an opportunity they wouldnt have had in their homeland
Hi there! Are any of the clips available for licensing in a feature film? We would love to use them in a film currently in post production in Adelaide!
Hey there. Some may be. What footage were you after?
@@elizabeththatwas I think we would be looking at the section of families arriving on boats. But potentially more depending on what is available for use. Thank you! Is there a way to send you an email with my queries? Might be easier.
Our family arrived in Sydney in 1950. We settled in Wahroonga on the upper North Shore where my father opened his medical practice.
Awesome. I hope Australia has proven kind to you and your family 🙏
my photo at 2:35
Stephen are you in the photo, or did you take it? I think I found that on the Playford's Past Recollect website.
@@elizabeththatwas I'm on the right, the other two are brothers from down the road, we'd just come home from the Royal Adelaide Show in 1966 and were shooting my father with our cap guns.
Ha ha cool photo ..you can tell the 2 brothers by the ears 😂
I always hated being called pom. Thank goodness they don't do it anymore.
It happens , as often as Brits call Aussies convicts. I watched 'whinging pom' documentaries all afternoon, complaining about the houses, dirt, no gardens, but when we developed the suburbs in the 50s and 60s, we all moved into unmade roads , dirt and mud, I sunk in quick sand on our road, and at my cousin's landfill. We all had heat and dust, rain and drought. All the locus and mice plagues. And paid way way more for the privilege to own a house and build a dream garden, our street and the gardens built by our parents were utopia. Our hand built bessa brick patios were the neighbours party hubs, the above ground pools, no phones, a shared nieghbourhood phone box, no shops, a bus service twice a day, and 5 Ks to the train station.
But what I saw today was deplorable.
So I searched for positive docos.
I'm glad this family and other viewers had a wonderful childhood in Elizabeth.
And what happened to the native people did they magically dispear
Hey there. I do cover this, albeit briefly, in the first episode in a doco series on the early part of Elizabeth's history. I couldn't find a lot of info, but did include what I could find here: th-cam.com/video/mx0r7T1uja0/w-d-xo.html
Was the ten pounds for one person then multiplied by the number of family members?
Hey Georgena. It was ten pounds per adult, but children travelled free.
My folks took this £10 ticket, and obviously, I was too young to have a say. I'm glad we didn't go because we would have ended up in a Nissan hut in a dump called Wacol near Brisbane. Some people had a better deal than others and recently found out there's a correctional centre built there so you can guess where I may have ended up because of the discriminative lying c---ts!
Yes, experiences varied greatly. It was definitely a risk to come over, just relying on pamphlets and promo films designed to convince as your reference. Like any country, some places really were beautiful and a good place to start again. Others, not so much. Cheers for watching Simon, much appreciated