Share your story, read about other migrants’ memories and explore our photos – to see if you recognise someone you know. Between 1946 and 1999 government photographers snapped 22,000 images of people arriving and living in Australia. You can view them online in the National Archives’ collection.
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United StatesHaving left New York six weeks earlier, the Mills family - all eight of them!- finally arrive at
Vladimir and his family (Jirina his wife, and Marcella his daughter) found asylum in Australia f
GermanyI cannot remember arriving at Bonegilla, but I clearly remember waking up in the hospital with da
NetherlandsBy the 1960s the Immigration Department’s publicity campaign to attract migrants to Australia was
Czech RepublicThe Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968 ended a period of democratic reform and led to an
ItalyMilestone migrants received a lot of fanfare on arrival to Australia, and for Antonia Bellomarino
United KingdomMy uncle, James Hadley with his wife Maisie (nee Lambert) and their two children, Jaimmy and Jenn
NetherlandsFifty years after their arrival, the Wolwinkels held a family reunion in Gumbuya Park, Victoria,
NetherlandsThese photographs show the Hoogenhout family working in their bakery.
GermanyDad and a mate worked hard on the side, cutting timber, breaking coal, anything, to earn a few ex
NetherlandsWhen you’re not sure what to expect when you arrive, 17,000 kilometres is a long way to travel.
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
VietnamIn April 1975, a large scale evacuation of children took place in Vietnam, sending thousands of c
LuxembourgThe main kitchen was huge, next to the kitchen, in a shed was a giant steam producing machine, th
AustraliaIn their new home, they planted lots of fruit trees and vegetable plants and lived off the garden
GreeceMy parents travelled independently from Greece to Australia from the same region of Greece.
LithuaniaOn 28 November 1947, 843 displaced persons from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Fremantl
