

As far from Europe as possible
17 Jan 2019
In the aftermath of World War II, many displaced Europeans migrated to far-flung nations, including Australia, in search of a better future. The Talmet family feld Soviet rule to settle in Adelaide, building a new life from very little.
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La Cella Venezia
16 Jan 2019
Long before the era of mass migration in the 1950s and 60s, a pioneering group of farmers from northern Italy sought a better life in the South Pacific. This is the story of the ill-fated Marquis de Rays expedition in 1880, which would lead to the creation of a prosperous Italian community out of misfortune and adversity.
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Four ships, one lifeboat
15 Jan 2019
The Norwegian liner Skaubryn was the only vessel lost at sea during the era of post-war migration to Australia, when it caught fire in 1958 with 1,288 people on board, including more than 200 children.
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Wine and poetry
10 Jan 2019
Hailing from a Lebanese region known for its grapes, it is fitting that Michel and Marie Nehme established a thriving vineyard in the heart of the Riverina district of New South Wales, which they lovingly tended by hand while raising a young family.
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Welcome Wall
25 Sep 2018
The Welcome Wall pays tribute to the migrants who have travelled the world to call Australia home. More than 200 countries are represented on the Welcome Wall, which faces Darling Harbour and Pyrmont Bay, where many migrants arrived in Australia.
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Operation Kangaroo
06 Aug 2018
Sixty years ago today, the first contingent of assisted immigrants arrived under the Spanish migration agreement’s Operación Canguro (‘Operation Kangaroo’) to work as cane-cutters in north Queensland.
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Welcome Wall May 2018
09 May 2018
Last weekend the much-loved sports journalist and soccer broadcaster, Les Murray, was honoured by his family to have his name unveiled on the museum's Welcome Wall.
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Two centuries of Chinese migration
14 Feb 2018
IN 1818, Mak Sai Ying (later anglicised to John Pong Shying) arrived in Sydney, the first Chinese landowner and publican in Sydney. Discover his story.
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Fifty years of Turkish migration
05 Oct 2017
Fifty years ago today, on 5 October 1967, the Australian and Turkish governments signed a bilateral agreement to provide assisted passage to Turkish migrants, to help build Australia’s population and expand the workforce.
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From the countryside of China to Australia
14 Sep 2017
Migrating from China in 1950, Albert Lam Fun Soo believed that going to Australia was a unique opportunity not only for himself, but also for his entire family. Albert’s belief proved to be correct, as he opened the first Chinese restaurant in Dubbo, New South Wales with three other business partners, eventually becoming the sole owner with his wife, Linda, 12 years later.
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