Migrants Flashcards
What were the conditions like for families in Bonegilla?
Hard for families
What is Bonegilla and when was it established?
- First migrant hostel
- est 1947 by department of immigration
What were migrants staying in hostels provided with?
- Medical care
- Basic provisions- clothes
- Given English lessons and work
Why did Australia encourage immigration after WWII?
- low population density
- demand for workers (jobs)
- need for large population (security)
- more workers= more consumers
What 2 schemes were put into place to ensure migrants came to Australia?
- Assisted Passage Scheme
2. Displaced Person Scheme
What is Assimilation?
The belief Australia would be best if all ethnic groups conformed to the ‘Australian way of life’
What were migrants expected to do?
Leave behind their traditional life and adopt the Anglo-Australian lifestyle.
What was the good neighbor movement and when was it?
- make migrants feel welcome
- encourage the acceptance of migrants
1950
How did ethnic communities maintain their identity?
- through local community organization, newspapers, and social clubs
what effect did the migrants have on the Australian lifestyle?
- Australian cuisine branched
- Cities became more cosmopoliatn
By 1970 how many Australians were born overseas?
2 500 000
What was the Snowy Mountain Scheme?
Grand scheme designed to generate hydo-electricity by harnessing the power of the snow and rain that fell in the Snowy Mountains.
What fraction of the workers from the Snowy Mountain Scheme were migrants?
2/3
What was done to accommodate the workers from the Snowy Mountain scheme?
- New towns were built
Did the migrants from the SNowy Mountain Scheme follow Assimilation?
No- established multicultural communities
