Aust+Immigration+History+websites

= Websites related to Australian Immigration History (Migration and Refugees) prepared by Paul Sendziuk =


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 * General Australian Immigration History Web Resources **

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/Refugees_contents.htm
 * Australian Bureau of Statistics – ** an incredible array of statistical information about the Australian population. Contains articles and maps compiled from the most recent Census. From the homepage, select the ‘themes’ tab, then ‘demography’. URL:  http://www.abs.gov.au/
 * Parliament of **** Australia ****, Parliamentary Library ** , Dr Barry York, ‘Australia and Refugees, 1901-2002: An Annotated Chronology Based on Official Sources’. URL:


 * Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies ** : http://cims.anu.edu.au

http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/
 * Department Of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs ** URL: http://www.immi.gov.au/

** Migration Museums, South Australia and Victoria **
South Australia: http://www.history.sa.gov.au/migration/migration.htm Victoria: http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/

**Victorian Multicultural Commission:** http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/
 * Australian Immigration Fact Sheets **, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/
 * Australian Bureau of Statistics – ** an incredible array of statistical information about the Australian population. Contains articles and maps compiled from the most recent Census. URL:  http://www.abs.gov.au/

** White **** Australia **** Policy/ Chinese in **** Australia ** Traces the development of Australian democracy and the emergence of the Australian state through key historical documents from the 18th – 20th centuries. Search for: immigration. [|http://www.sydneyline.com]
 * Documenting a Democracy ** : http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/default.asp
 * Sydneyline.com ** is Keith Windschuttle’s personal website and contains collections of articles and speeches related to his books, including //The White Australia Policy// (2004).


 * The Chinese Museum – **online portal to the Chinese Museum in Melbourne. Contains an interesting and brief overview of the history of the Chinese in Australia. http://www.chinesemuseum.com.au

** Child Migration to **** Australia ** http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/index.htm
 * Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Inquiry into Child Migration **, includes the final report (//Lost Innocents – Righting the Record: Report on Child Migration//, August 2001) and submissions received by the committee.

http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/Publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/introduction.htm
 * Barry Coldrey, ‘Good British Stock **** : **** Child and Youth Migration to **** Australia **** ’ ** - An overview of the history of child migration to Australia and guide to archival sources held by the National Archives of Australia. Use the contents page (left-side of the screen) to navigate through the document.

** Jewish Refugees / Internment of ‘Enemy Aliens’ in WW2 ** Suzanne Rutland, ‘Postwar Anti-Jewish Refugee Hysteria: A Case of Racial or Religious Bigotry’, //Journal of Australian Studies//, vol.77, 2003, pp.69-79, accessible at: http://www.api-network.com/main/pdf/scholars/jas77_rutland.pdf


 * Klaus Neumann, ‘Fifth Columnists?: German and Austrian Refugees in Australian Internment Camps’ **, public lecture to the National Archives of Australia, 17 April 2002, http://www.sisr.net/publications/0204neumann.pdf


 * Glen O Brien and Sarah Possingham [reporters], ‘Loveday Internment Camps’ **, ARC Riverland SA (Radio), 29 May 2003 (includes interview with a local historian of the Loveday Camp): http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/05/09/1917957.htm

Fact Sheet about records held by the National Archives of Australia pertaining to **World War II internee, alien and POW records held in** ** Adelaide ** : http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs107.aspx
 * Klaus Neumann, ‘“A Doubtful Character”: Wolf Klaphake’ **, National Archives of Australia. Traces the story of Wolf Klaphake’s four-year detention in Australian internment camps during World War II. Includes an excellent bibliography of books and articles related to internment. URL: http://uncommonlives.naa.gov.au/life.asp?lID=1

** Post-WW2 Displaced Persons Migration Scheme ** Maryon Allbrook and Helen Cattalini, //The General Langfitt Story: Polish Refugees Recount Their Experiences of Exile, Dispersal and Resettlement//, Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, 1995. Accessible at: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/refugee/langfitt/

Flinders Ranges Research, ‘Displaced Persons in South Australia’ - A useful overview of the Displaced Persons Scheme, work programs, and the conditions encountered by displaced persons in South Australia. URL: http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/displaced.htm

** Sudanese Refugees – Recent African Arrivals ** Embedded slide show presentation on Sydney Morning Herald website: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/14/1165685828180.html A brief video about an educational initiative aimed at helping Sudanese refugees integrate in the community and share their stories: http://www.thevine.com.au/tv/news/sudanese-refugees-camera-club.aspx
 * The Killing Fields of **** Sudan **
 * Sudanese Refugee Camera Club **

Outlines regional (e.g. African, Middle Eastern) composition of Australia’s recent refugee and humanitarian migrant intakes, and the principles underpinning the program: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/60refugee.htm
 * Australia **** ’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program **

** Asylum Seekers and Refugees ** Various essays in William Maley, Alan Dupont, Jean-Pierre Fonteyne, Greg Fry and James Jupp, //Refugees and the Myth of the Borderless World// (Keynotes No.2), Canberra: Department of International Relations, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2002. Accessible at: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/pubs/keynotes/documents/Keynotes-2.PDF

Collection of articles and web links related to Pauline Hanson’s views.
 * Pauline Hanson’s One Nation ** : http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/onenation/

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/60refugee.htm
 * Department of Immigration and Citizenship: **** Australia **** ’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program - ** Outlines the composition of Australia’s recent refugee and humanitarian migrant intakes, and the principles underpinning the program:

** Detention of Asylum Seekers **
 * Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission **, ‘Questions and Answers about Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ (including web links to relevant documents and fact sheets). URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/immigration/index.html

http://www.sa.uca.org.au/site/page.cfm?u=264
 * Mission Resourcing Network **, ‘Ten Facts about Refugees and Displaced Persons’:

·  Evidence provided to the Inquiry by detention centre staff: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention/statements/index.htm ·  Artwork by children held in immigration detention, submitted as evidence to the Inquiry: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention/submissions/artwork/index.html
 * Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ** (HREOC) - Documents (including final report) relating to HREOC’s National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. URL: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention/index.html