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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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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Half A World Away

From Estonia To Thirlmere » View the online exhibition
Orange City Council presents Half A World Away: PostWar Migration To The Orange District 1948-1965.

This exhibition showcases the enormous contribution migrants have made to the economy and cultural life of the Central West in New South Wales.


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Wing Hing Long Store

Wing Hing Long Store
Visit the Wing Hing Long & Co. museum, a Chinese-Australian rural general store and a time capsule of original fittings and merchandise.
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Our New Home

Estonian-Australian Stories
Visit Our New Home in the Powerhouse Museum's Australian Communities Gallery.
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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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NSW Premier's History Awards 2007 Shortlist
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Museums Australia Multimedia And Publication Design Award Winner
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