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The Migration Heritage Centre presents an exciting program of exhibitions you can view on the web - no matter where you live.

You can also view many of our exhibitions at venues across New South Wales - check the online versions for locations and hours of opening.

Migration Heritage Centre exhibitions are produced in partnership with our network of community, government, educational and cultural organisations.

Journey To A New Life

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» Visit Journey To A New Life at the Powerhouse Discovery Centre
This exhibition, produced in partnership with Co.As.It, documents Italian migration and life in NSW from the late nineteenth century to the present through a selection of 24 photographs and objects.

Half A World Away

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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.

Pai Nai Ma: Thai-Australian Experiences

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Pai Nai Ma means 'where have you been?'. From the Loy Krathong festival to Buddhist temples, Thai culture has become a part of the Parramatta and wider Australian story.

Packing To Leave: Saris, Suits And Spices

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Migration stories from South Asia to Sydney. View mini-documentaries filmed in people's homes.

Former migrants share their personal stories, photos and memorabilia.

The First Wave: Beyond A White Australia

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On 12 March 1947, the Misr sailed from Port Said, Egypt, bound for Australia, carrying hundreds of passengers from over fifteen countries.

View a compelling documentary featuring special interviews, personal recollections and a searchable passenger list.

Our New Home Meie Uus Kodu: Estonian-Australian Stories

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Stories of invasion, dispossession, and settling in a new home, told by the Estonian migrants who came here as displaced persons post-WWII.

Our Newspapers Online

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Our Newspapers Online features first editions and histories of community newspapers, highlighting their vital role in supporting and informing communities across New South Wales.

Belongings: Post-WW2 Memories Of Migration

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

Objects Through Time

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

National Quilt Register

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Old quilts carry memories about our history, needlework and provide a rich insight into women's lives.

The NSW Migration Heritage Centre is now a partner in the National Quilt Register co-ordinated by The Pioneer Women's Hut, Tumbarumba at the foothills to the Snowy Mountains in southern NSW.

From Estonia To Thirlmere

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Visit From Estonia To Thirlmere at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre, Edward Street, The Oaks

Thirlmere's Estonians, who worked in the New South Wales poultry industry from 1927 to 1967, recall surviving war, adapting to 'Displaced Persons' camp life, journeying to Australia and their experiences of settling and farming.

Fields Of Memories

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Scheyville National Park, in north-west Sydney, was the location of an agricultural training farm for English child migrants in the early 20th century, and later a migrant accommodation centre after the Second World War. Discover its rich history covering two major periods of Australian nation-building.

Making Multicultural Australia

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An educational resource promoting community harmony amongst young people. Explore our cultural diversity.

The NSW Migration Heritage Centre is now an official partner supporting NSW syllabuses and a variety of curricula across Australia.

Gold And Silver

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Discover four personal accounts of refugees and migrants from Vietnam who have made new homes and attachments in Sydney's south west.

A Place For The Friendless Female

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The Female Immigration Depot housed at Hyde Park Barracks from 1848 to 1886 was the primary reception and hiring depot in Sydney for thousands of working-class Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh female immigrants.

View the fascinating archaeology associated with these women recovered from beneath the Barracks' floors.

Sharing The Lode

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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.

Zivil Lager (Internment Camp)

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Visit Trial Bay Gaol, a former concentration camp for people of German descent interned as 'enemy aliens' during World War One. View its extraordinary collection, including rare photographs.

The World Cup Dream: Stories Of Australia's Soccer Mums And Dads

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Meet the parents of five Socceroos and hear their personal stories. Diverse family backgrounds - Italian, German, Anglo-Saxon, Croatian and Lebanese - show how the face of football in Australia was transformed by post-war migration.

Getting Married

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Wedding stories and photos celebrating love, life and culture in Australia today.

Meet the couples and discover experiences of cross-cultural marriages.

Real Stories: People & Cultures At Work

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Journey through the stories of migrants who work at Sydney's Liverpool Health Services, in a series of online documentaries.

Hear them talk about the successes and frustrations of establishing a new life here in Australia.