Milestone migrants | naa.gov.au

As promotion for the Australian government’s migration programs, milestone arrivals, such as the 10,00th migrant from a particular country, were made into press events.

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Antonia Bellomarino

Antonia Bellomarino was welcomed as the 250,000th Italian migrant to Australia in 1963.

Otto Kampe

Otto Kampe, from Latvia, was the 250,000th refugee to arrive in Australia post-World War II.

Maira Kalnins

7-year-old Maria Kalnins became the face of the Displaced Persons Program in Australia in 1949.

Barbara Porritt

Barbara Porritt from Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, was chosen to represent the 'Millionth Migrant' to Australia.

Adriana smiling and holding her baby Ricky.

Adriana Zevenbergen

Adriana Zevenbergen arrived at Melbourne’s Station Pier in 1958 as Australia’s 100,000th Dutch migrant.

Australia's 25,000th Maltese migrant

Alfred Bayliss was selected as Australia’s 25,000th post-war Maltese migrant.