WHAT'S NEW ON THE NSW MIGRATION HERITAGE CENTRE WEBSITE

 

 

OBJECTS THROUGH TIME

Discover the framed memento made by German prisoners of war at the
Berrima internee camp in 1916 for the Australian Military 20th Berrima
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BELONGINGS: post-Second World War migration memories & journeys

Meet DIANA ZILKA and see her grandmother's vase from Calcutta, India: 

www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/belongings/zilka
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Radio 2GB broadcaster Murray Wilton interviews a Belongings participant
each Sunday around 2.30-3pm for his show, The Good Life on 873AM. Listen
to Diana this Sunday and hear her talk about her migration and
settlement memories.

 

 

NEW NSW MIGRATION HERITAGE CENTRE ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

 

FIELDS OF MEMORIES: THE SCHEYVILLE TRAINING FARM AND MIGRANT
ACCOMMODATION CENTRE 1911-1964
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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:

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Online exhibition produced by the NSW Migration Heritage Centre in
partnership with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department
of Environment and Conservation (NSW) with support from Powerhouse
Museum Regional Services and the State Records Authority of NSW.

 

 

'FROM ESTONIA TO THIRLMERE' 

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. 

 

View the exhibition online:

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Visit the Exhibition: 

Open weekends from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Wollondilly Heritage
Centre, Edward Street, The Oaks, telephone (02) 4657 1796.

 

An exhibition at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre developed by The Oaks
Historical Society with assistance from the NSW Migration Heritage
Centre and Powerhouse Museum Regional Services, also in partnership with
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd, Arts NSW, Museums
and Galleries NSW, Thirlmere Estonian Society Inc. "KOIT", The Estonian
Archives, Sydney and the Wollondilly Shire Council. 

 

 

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John Petersen

Manager

NSW MIGRATION HERITAGE CENTRE

www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au
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The Migration Heritage Centre at the Powerhouse Museum is a NSW
Government initiative supported by the Community Relations Commission.

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