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Benalla Migrant Camp

Video Benalla Migrant Camp

TLF ID M025374

While many postwar immigrants were sent to Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre when they arrived in Australia, others lived at the smaller Benalla Migrant Camp. Like Bonegilla, Benalla is in north-east Victoria. Unlike at Bonegilla, however, many immigrants remained at Benalla for over a decade. Listen as Sabine Smyth, chairperson of the Benalla Migrant Camp, explains some of the unusual features of the "Benalla experiment".

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Topics Communities Aboriginal history Active citizenship Beliefs Environmental management Sustainable development Asia Migration Australian culture Australian history Social history Conservation (Environment) Globalisation Popular culture Democracy Environmental stewardship Federation Women Torres Strait Islander history
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