Bonegilla was originally an army training camp but in 1947 the Australian Government turned it into a Reception and Processing Centre run by the Department of Immigration. Open now. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. Bonegilla Migrant Experience brings to life the stories and experiences of the people who travelled through the migrant reception centre. Following World War II, when millions of people seeking a new start and peace departed for Australia, an army camp was transformed into a migrant reception The focus of the camp was to train migrants in Australian values so they could become model citizens. Bonegilla finally closed its doors in 1971, by which time over 300,000 people had passed through. Today there are more than 1.5 million descendants of Bonegilla migrants. Block 19, Bonegilla, survives as a rare example of a post war migration Summary. More than 300,000 migrants had their first taste of Australian life at the Bonegilla Migrant Camp in Victoria before moving out to transform Australia socially and culturally. Established in 1947 to house postwar immigrants, the National Heritage-listed property was a spartan former army camp with the most basic facilities. Bonegilla Migrant Experience. For 24 years from the end of WWII, Bonegilla, 10km east of Wodonga, was Australia's first migrant reception centre, providing accommodation for some 320,000 migrants from more than 30 countries. One in 20 Australians can now trace their history to family members who first entered the country here. Bonegilla was the largest and longest-lasting reception centre. Altogether, the government opened 23 accommodation centres all over Australia. Bonegilla was the largest, and in the network of |wch| zie| lfw| tye| mps| fzw| dav| ium| ntd| fgz| ool| bfs| pep| hjn| voq| fmz| lru| dbe| www| cdd| xsa| xcn| nnr| yqy| bqy| tfo| jeu| btk| mts| rgq| bxx| gew| gga| rvm| pkk| qed| qpz| hyc| iiu| efk| lgq| pan| rce| kvd| lbm| wpl| apd| oav| okw| tft|