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...A first home for many migrants ... |
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The first party of displaced persons from Europe arrived in Austalia in 1947 and were taken straight to the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre. |
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Bordertown - In 1995 the ABC broadcast a ten-part drama series loosely based on the Bonegilla experience. It presented a rather romantic image of the life lived by the new arrivals - and did not touch on the political issues associated with the camps and the administration. - More ... |
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Bordertown - In 1995 the ABC broadcast a ten-part drama series loosely based on the Bonegilla experience. It presented a rather romantic image of the life lived by the new arrivals - and did not touch on the political issues associated with the camps and the administration. - More ... |
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The quiet revolution (Excerpt) - The voice of Giovanni Sgro, former Bonegilla resident and striker, later Victorian MLC, and Bonegilla as it looked in the 1980s. - More ... |
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Army out as Migrants Threaten Riot - A clipping from the Sydney Morning Herald of 19 July 1952 tells of trouble brewing at the Bonegilla reception camp as migrants lose patience with delays in finding them work. - More ... |
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...A first home for many migrants ... |
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