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Immigrant's experiences: leaving England in the 1950s
Title : Immigrant's experiences: leaving England in the 1950s Immigrant's experiences: leaving England in the 1950s
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Creator : Peel, Mark, 1959-
Source : Peel, Mark, OH 391/6
Date of creation : 1988
Additional Creator : Payne, Pauline
Format : Oral History
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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Extract from an interview with Dr Pauline Paine where Dr Peel explains his family's reasons for leaving England in the 1950s for Elizabeth, and the abundance that was offered in Australia.

The interview was part of the project: Elizabeth: From Dusty Plains to Royal Names.

Subjects
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Peel, Mark, 1959-

Period : 1946-1979
Place : Elizabeth (S. Aust.)
Region : Adelaide metropolitan area
Further reading :

Elizabeth, South Australia, 1955-1980 , Adelaide: South Australian Housing Trust, 1980

Ramsay, A.M. The new town of Elizabeth, Adelaide, S. Aust. : South Australian Housing Trust, 1957

Walsh, Kate The changing face of Australia : a century of immigration 1901-2000 [St. Leonards NSW]: Allen & Unwin, [2001]

Internet links :

City of Playford

Housing SAsee: About us: Our history

National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 223: Migrant selection documents held in Adelaide


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