First Transport to Australia

19 August 2023

Why did Australia have an immigration program which brought our families here? Arthur Calwell (1896-1973) by Fiona Basile

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Arthur Calwell, Australia’s first Minister for Immigration, had been thinking and reading about population growth as a means of ensuring Aus...
15 July 2023

Railton, 1948: Goliath Portland Cement Company from Endrius Jankus' collection, by Ann Tündern-Smith

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First published on 15 July 2023, updated on 2 December 2023, 23 February and 25 November 2024, and 26 January 2025. During his 11-12 months ...
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12 July 2023

Valentinas Dagys (1927 – 1972): My father, by Jedda Barber

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My father was passenger number 137, Valentinas Dagys, on the USAT General Stuart Heintzelman that arrived in Fremantle, Australia, on 28 No...
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08 July 2023

Margarita Vrubliauskienė (1911 - 1990): Canberra goes on strike over Balt housemaid, by Daina Počius and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Updated 18 July 2024 and 9 February 2025 ‘When attractive Balt housemaid Margarita Vrubliauskiene waved a mop at the manageress of the hoste...
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