Return back to the Migration Heritage Centre homepage Migration Heritage Centre Certificate of Registration issued to Mrs Cunial upon arrival in Australia. Click to view full image & credits. Greek migrants arriving at the International Terminal on the liner 'Patris', Sydney, 1961. Click to view full image & credits. Handprint of Kathleen Mary Cecilia Spence, wife of Moon Tong Young, taken on her arrival in Sydney, 1918. Click to view full image & credits.
 

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Migrants have journeyed to Australia and settled in the State of New South Wales both willingly and unwillingly, legally and illegally, as convicts, prisoners of war, as free or assisted immigrants or as refugees...

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Objects Through Time

Objects Through Time » View the online exhibition
Objects through Time takes you on an online journey to view fascinating objects and explore important chapters, places and events in Australian migration history.


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Belongings

Belongings



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Memories, personal mementos and photographs of former migrants who arrived in Australia in the decades after the Second World War.



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So Much Sky - Bonegilla Migrant Experience Heritage Park

Graphic: So Much Sky Reminisce or learn about the rich history of the former Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre - a National Heritage listed place.

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Sharing the Lode: The Broken Hill Migrant Story

Sharing the Lode » View the online exhibition
Celebrate the lives of people from non-English speaking backgrounds who have made Broken Hill their home since 1883.

Visit Sharing the Lode at the Migrant Museum, Sulphide Street, Broken Hill


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What's New

Wing Hing Long Store

Wing Hing Long Store
Visit a Chinese-Australian rural general store - a time capsule of original fittings and merchandise.
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Liverpool Migration History Project

Liverpool Migration History Project
Twenty three migrants searched their lives and cupboards for personal belongings and stories to share with other Australians. Exhibition at the Casula Powerhouse.
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Lebanese Heritage

Lebanese Heritage
A new Australian Lebanese Historical Society community heritage study.
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Awards

National Trust Heritage Awards

Highly Commended National Trust Heritage Awards
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Museums Australia Multimedia And Publication Design Award Winner
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