Otago Association
The Otago Association was founded in 1845 by adherents of the Free Church of Scotland with the purpose of establishing a colony of like-minded Scots in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand, chiefly at Dunedin.
In addition to religion, the economy was also a motivator in the association's foundation and operations. The Highland Clearances, crop failures, and population pressures in industrialised urban centres all created conditions that, by the mid-nineteenth century, made emigration seem attractive to many poorer Scots.[1]
Philip Laing, under the command of William Cargill, sailed from Britain in late 1847 and arrived at what is now Port Chalmers on 23 March and 15 April 1848, respectively.[3] About 12,000 immigrants arrived in Dunedin within a decade.[4]
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References
- ISBN 0521835917.
- ^ Breward, Ian. "John McGlashan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "1848: The John Wickliffe anchors at Port Chalmers". New Zealand History Online. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "The Otago settlement". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage of the New Zealand Government. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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