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StoryBas Wie the 'Kupang Kid'Bas Wie was an orphan who had survived the Japanese occupation of Timor during World War II. He worked in the...
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StoryArrival of the first displaced persons from EuropeOn 28 November 1947, 843 displaced persons from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Fremantle. The migrants...
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StoryAnnie Maas O'Keefe vs Arthur Augustus Calwell and the Commonwealth of Australia... ruling and the case became the first to successful legal challenge to the Immigration Restriction... -
StoryMaira Kalnins, the 50,000th New AustralianSeven-year-old Maira Kalnins (who is referred to incorrectly as ‘Naira’ within the records) became the face of the...
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StoryThe Snowy Hydro Electric SchemeConstruction began on the Snowy Hydro Electric Scheme on 17 October 1949. Immigration officers initially targeted ...
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StorySection 8 (A) - the challenges of mental illness... 8A (1) (a). au Australia Support Mental Health Identity Challenge Challenges Section 8 (A) - the... -
StoryBy Susanne Blaschka- ChallengesNo longer young at 44, Father finally made good his lifelong dream of migration. Having lived through two World Wars...
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StoryJapanese wives of Australian servicemenImmediately following World War II, the Japanese brides of Australian servicemen were precluded from entry to their...
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StoryVoitre Marek- SettlementVera arranged a job for Voitre at a local jeweller. After spending a further two years in Adelaide, Vera and Voitre...
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StoryEddie & Irene KinastFamily Challenges: Loneliness. Isolation. Leaving one’s homeland, culture, loved ones, all that is familiar....