Experiences of State Migration Officer : extract from oral history |
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| Title : | Experiences of State Migration Officer : extract from oral history |
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| Creator : | Keig, Thomas Richard | ||
| Source : | Keig, Thomas, OH 580 | ||
| Date of creation : | 2000 | ||
| Additional Creator : | Russell, Lizzie | ||
| Format : | Oral History | ||
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| Description : |
Interview with Thomas Keig, former State Migration Officer, in which he explains the Commonwealth government's priorities for migration after World War II. Thomas Keig migrated to Australia from the Isle of Man, United Kingdom, in 1954. He began work with the Immigration section of the South Australian Government Tourist Bureau. He became State Migration Officer for the Department of Immigration in 1959. |
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| Related names : | Keig, Thomas Richard |
| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Further reading : | Walsh, Kate The changing face of Australia : a century of immigration 1901-2000 [St. Leonards NSW]: Allen & Unwin, [2001] Jupp, James From white Australia to Woomera: the story of Australian immigration Cambridge University Press, [2002] Holt, HE What immigration means to Australia: report [Canberra] A.J. Arthur, Commonwealth Govt. Printer, [1956] |
| Internet links : | National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 223: Migrant selection documents held in Adelaide |
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