Welcome to the Migration Heritage Centre
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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...
Objects Through Time
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Objects through Time takes you on an online journey through a timeline of fascinating objects to explore important chapters, places and events in Australian migration history.
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.
Ties With Tradition: Macedonian Apron Designs
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A powerful juxtaposition of colour and patterns, this exhibition showcases over 40 Macedonian aprons from the Illawarra region, traditionally used for weddings, other special occasions and everyday use.
A project of the Powerhouse Museum's NSW Migration Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Macedonian Welfare Association Inc.
Wing Hing Long Store
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Visit the Wing Hing Long & Co museum, a Chinese-Australian rural general store and a time capsule of original fittings and merchandise.
Buy our souvenir booklet Wing Hing Long & Co: Chinese-Australian Rural General Store 1881-1998
at the Store.
Plan a trip to Tingha and make an appointment to view this community museum.
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Awards
2009 National Trust Heritage - Cultural Heritage Award
2009 National Trust Heritage - Interpretation and Presentation Award
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What's New
The Forgotten Children
» Read ten oral history transcripts of former British child migrants from the Fairbridge Farm School, Molong.
» View Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd's formal apology to the 'Forgotten Australians' on 16 November 2009.
Sempre Con Te (Always With You)
This richly illustrated, full-colour book features stories about the separation and reunion of Italian women from the Northern Beaches suburbs of Sydney (1920-1970) - seen through the eyes of women.
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