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A MULTICULTURAL history of Australia...
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Screen (8 of 9) ...Welcoming new migrants as New Australians ...
 


Representatives of newly arrived communities welcomed to Australia.


Hear Commentary:
...Welcoming new migrants as New Australians - Listen to Professor Andrew Jakubowicz discuss the events and issues surrounding this topic. Read text commentary

Audio Interviews:
Welcoming new migrants as New Australians - Eva Byrne speaks on how migrants were cared for. - More ...

Audio Interviews:
The Quiet Revolution (Excerpt) - Giovanni Sgro speaks briefly on The Good Neighbour Council. - More ...
Promotional Films: No Strangers Here (Excerpt) - No Strangers Here is a 1950 Department of Information Film to encourage immigration. - More ...
Information Pamphlets: Twenty-five years of service to migrants - An excerpt from the program for an evening of dance and music to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Neighbour Movement of South Australia in 1974, outlining its work and calling for volunteers. - More ...
Reports: First Report on the progress and assimilation of migrant children in Australia - A 1960 study by a special committee of the Immigration Advisory Council examines the adaptation of migrant children to Australia, through their progress in education, language skills, social skills, and so on, and finds that generally they do well. - More ...
History: Achievements of the Good Neighbour Movement 1949-72 - A summary by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs of the Good Neighbour Movement, its growth, its activities, and changes to its role from its founding in 1949 to 1972. - More ...
Speeches: Twenty-fifth Anniversary of NSW Good Neighbour Council - At a conference on this anniversary in 1975, George Papadopoulos - then a part-time commissioner in the Social Welfare Commission - examined participation by migrants in decision-making and offered some suggestions. - More ...
 
...Welcoming new migrants as New Australians ...