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Return visits

While some migrants make return visits to their home country, others are unable to for different reasons including the cost, war or political persecution.

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    Germany
    Eddie & Irene Kinast

    Initially Mum was very homesick. The journey had been hard,...
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    Netherlands
    Migration to Australia to paradise? - There seemed to be no...

    There seemed to be no future for me in Australia, so I...
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    South Africa
    Maria Peters - 'Princess Ubangi'

    Born in 1901 and standing 88.9cm tall, Maria Peters was...
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    Hungary
    Laszlo Makay's Story - a long life in Canberra

    Laszlo Makay arrived in Australia in 1951. He and his wife...
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    Poland
    Cecylia Kazimierczak - Churchill Fellow

    In 1969 at the age of 21, Cecylia was awarded a Churchill...
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