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.
 

Research Links

Making Australia Home    Significance    Movable Heritage

Trace your family history or apply for a heritage grant. Research migration heritage online.

The Migration Heritage Centre lists many useful New South Wales and Australian Government cultural heritage guides and services.



Links: Other Useful Sites


Online Publications

» Tracking the Dragon Download a guide for finding and assessing Chinese Australian heritage places

» Migrant Heritage Places in Australia Download a guide to finding your heritage places

» Significance 2.0 Significance defines the meanings and values of a cultural heritage item or collection through research and analysis, and by assessment against a standard set of criteria. Download and print a copy of the guide from this site.

» Movable Heritage Download publications to identify and care for movable heritage

» Multicultural Heritage Download cultural group thematic studies

Services

» Museums and Galleries, NSW The key development agency for the museum and gallery sector in NSW

» Regional Services - Powerhouse Museum Professional advice, site visits, workshops and seminars in Western Sydney and rural and regional locations

» Collections Australia Network Helps you build a website for your organisation and showcase collections online. Your gateway to more than 1,500 museums, archives and libraries throughout Australia

» Community Relations Commission for a multicultural NSW Promoting multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony in one of the most culturally diverse States of the world, New South Wales, Australia

» Communilink - Key NSW community organisations by ethnicity, Commulink Hosts community web sites and brings you in direct contact with the ethnic communities of New South Wales

Supporter Organisations

» 2GB (873 AM) Murray Wilton interviews a Belongings participant each Sunday on The Good Life midday - 4pm on 2GB (873 AM).

» Association of Independent Schools of NSW Languages Website Information and resources for teachers of Languages K-12

» Chinese Australian Historical Society Promoting education about the history of the Chinese in Australia


 

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Awards

2009 National Trust Heritage Awards

2009 National Trust Heritage - Cultural Heritage Award

2009 National Trust Heritage - Interpretation and Presentation Award
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What's New

At The Beach -Contact, Migration & Settlement in Botany Bay

At The Beach
Visit Botany Bay - one of the most important places in Australia's immigration history.
» View online exhibition


Wing Hing Long Store

Wing Hing Long Store
Visit a Chinese-Australian rural general store - a time capsule of original fittings and merchandise.
» View online exhibition


Lebanese Heritage

Lebanese Heritage
A new Australian Lebanese Historical Society community history.
» Lebanese Settlement in NSW (PDF)