Migration to Australia Post WWII - Migration to Australia - Post WWII

Migration to Australia after 1945

Migration to Australia

For books browse the Resource Centre Catalogue under the following subject headings:

Australia - Immigration and Emigration - History

Immigration and emigration - 20th Century

Italians in Australia - History

British in Australia - History

Greeks in Australia - History

Browse the shelves at:

304.82994 - Immigration to Australia

304 .82 - Immigration and Emigration

994.04 - Australian History and Immigration - 20th Century

Government Policies

The Australian Government's attitude to immigration has changed over time, most dramatically after World War Two when there were thousands of Europeans fleeing their countries for a better life.

Read about The White Australia Policy and Post-War Migration.

Immigration Policy Post 1945

Books

Ten Pound Poms by A. James Hammerton; Alistair Thomson; A. Hammerton
Call Number: 994.04 GRA
ISBN: 071907133X
Publication Date: 2005-08-06
Over a million Britons emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s on the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme. They became known as 'ten pond Poms' and this is their story.
Per L'Australia: the story of Italian Migration by Julia Church
Call Number: 994.00451 CHU
ISBN: 0522851118
Publication Date: 2005
Per L'Australia is the story of Italians who came to Australia during World War Two and later, who fled war, persecution and poverty to make a new life in Australia.