Polish Emigrants |
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| Title : | Polish Emigrants |
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| Date of creation : | 1949 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 150 x 100 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Is it much further? Polish emigrants on the way to Australia aboard the American troopship 'General Stewart'. After World War Two, the Australian Government promoted the policy known as 'populate or perish' designed to increase the population of Australia to defend the country against invasion. From 1947 to 1983, nearly three million people immigrated to Australia. |
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| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Further reading : | Donnelly, Patricia. Migrant journeys or "What the hell have we done", Gilles Plains, S.Aust. : Affordable Print, 1999 From many places: the history and cultural traditions of South Australian people, Kent Town, S. Aust.: Migration Museum (History Trust of S.A.) in association with Wakefield Press, 1995 |
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