| Titre | De la mer Baltique à l'Océan indien. Destinées suédoises en terre australe | |
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| Auteur | Sophie Grimal | |
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Revue | Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales |
| Numéro | Vol. 15, no 3, 1999 | |
| Page | 223-238 | |
| Résumé |
Frän Östersjön till Indiska Oceanen Svenska emigranter i Australien
Denna här artikel hand om de svenskar emigranter, som utvandrade till Västaustralien 1830-1930. Liksom dera forfader, som var benägna for att anpassa sig till diverse kulturella miljoer, assimilerades de första svenska australienfararna ganska snabbt. Tack vare den urgamla nordiska sjofartstraditionen, fanns det skandinaviska sjömän ombord de första upptäcktsfärderna till Terra Australis Incognita 1642 och 1778. Svenskarna var ocksä ibland de första europeiska pionjärerna «Down Under» i det 1800-talet. När englesmannen besluttade sig att grunda den sa kallade « Svanfloden kolonien » i Västaustralien 1830, äkade fem svenskar tjanare med till det nya landet. Nar handeln med Australien utvecklade i 1850-talet, blev sjofart till Antipoderna intensivare och Australien blev ett utvandringsmäl. Under guldrushen, 1880 och 1890, fanns det svenskar bland guldgrävarna i vildmarker i Vâstaustralien. Nar Perth/ Fremantle blev ett viktigt handelscentrum, fanns det fortfarande aventyrare som provade lyckan i den australiska « outback ». Pä den tiden fanns det tvä slags svenska immigranter : antingen de som bosat sig i städerna och blev framgängsrika affärsmän eller de som äkade till bushen. Bäda assimileras i den australiska kulturen och ofta angliciserade de deras namn. Fastan de anpassade sig ganska bra till det australiska samhället, glömde de inte deras egen kultur. Nar immigranternas grupper blev stora, stiftade svenskarna foreningar och klubber for att behalla traditionerna och det nationella identitet. Hos dem stred benägenheten att assimileras inte mot etnicitet. Det här egenskapet att forena de tvä motsättliga tendenser har alltid varit de svenska immigranternas kannetecken. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Résumé anglais |
This article focuses on the Swedish immigrants who settled in Western Australia between 1830 and 1930. In keeping with their ancestors' tendency to adjust to widely different cultural environments, the first Swedes who tried their luck in Australia adapted rapidly to their new homeland. Thanks to their ancestral seafaring tradition, the Scandinavian voyagers were among the first Europeans who discovered Terra Australis Incognita in 1642 and 1778. They were also among the first settlers « Down Under » in the XIXth century. When the British authorities sent the first pioneers to Western Australia to found the so-called « Swan River Colony » in 1830, there were five Swedish servants among the settlers. Then, in the 1850's, as trade developed between Australia and Scandinavia, Swedish vessels started to stop in Australia on a regular basis and the country became a possible destination for would be immigrants. During the gold rush in the 1880's and 1890's, Swedes made for the gold fields in the northern and the central parts of Western Australia. Even when Perth and Fremantle became major trade centers, the Swedish pioneers still yielded to the call of adventure in the outback. At that time, the Swedes of Australia were of two kinds: either they remained in urban areas and became successful businessmen, or they lived as free spirits in the bush. Both kinds became integrated in the Australian culture, as their tendency to anglicise their names goes to show. Although they adjusted apparently quite well to the Australian way of life, they did not forget their native culture. When the communities became big enough, they started social clubs and tried to keep Swedish traditions alive. Their tendency to adjust while retaining their cultural specificities remains up till now the main characteristic of the Swedish communities. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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