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Australia'It has not been easy for organised world opinion in the United Nations or elsewhere to act direc
HungaryBetween 1947 and 1971 the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre accommodated more than
NetherlandsIt all began when I was at secondary school where I had to do a project on one of the continents.
LithuaniaOn 28 November 1947, 843 displaced persons from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Fremantl
HungaryIn exchange for assisted passage to Australia, Laszlo was required to fulfil a two-year work cont
ItalyMario Cerasani was born on 9 June 1930 in San Benedetto dei Marsi in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
United KingdomJohn Albert Martin, his wife Mavis and son Donald, arrived in Australia onboard the Oronsay in Ju
AustraliaSoon after announcing his search for ships and migrants to fill them, the first Immigration Minis
NetherlandsHenk Wolswinkel, the youngest of 13 Wolswinkel children, boarded the Dutch migrant ship Johan van
NetherlandsWhile Jan died in December 2010 and Nieske only six months later, their legacy in Tasmania remain
ItalyMilestone migrants received a lot of fanfare on arrival to Australia, and for Antonia Bellomarino
GermanyI cannot remember arriving at Bonegilla, but I clearly remember waking up in the hospital with da
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
ItalyEarly October 1973, Mum's family picked up Dad and Mum and headed to Tullamarine Airport.
United KingdomI arrived at the hostel late afternoon it was getting cooler and after London it was as different
NetherlandsI (Frans Alexander Udo) was born on March 29 1950 in Amsterdam Holland.
United KingdomArriving from England in March 1964, my wife and I settled in Melbourne.
