Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  Maintaining a White Australia Policy – draft report for Prime Minister John Curtin

  This is a draft report for the Prime Minister on John G Latham's letter and memo of 21 September 1943.

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  Mauritius Times newspaper article on British immigrants to Australia

  Extract of newspaper article about British immigrants being sent to Australia.

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  Memorandum to Prime Minister Stanley Bruce on the acceptance of migrants from Russia

  Memorandum to Prime Minister Stanley Bruce on the acceptance of migrants from Russia

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  Memorandum to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs about Australian immigration policy

  This is a memorandum written to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs in 1954, regarding the immigration policy in Australia.

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  Migrant selection report for Albanian refugee

  Migrant selection report for Albanian refugee Assim Ethemi.

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  Migrants from Bonegilla Migrant Camp swimming in the Hume Weir near Albury

  Black-and-white photograph of migrants from Bonegilla Migrant Camp swimming in the Hume Weir near Albury.

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  Migration of European war-orphans – comments by acting Prime Minister Francis Forde

  A newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald on 7 June 1944, about Acting Prime Minister Forde's proposal to bring war orphans from Europe to Australia.

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  Migration rules for citizens of Iron Curtain countries

  Secret memorandum including the views of ASIO's Director-General.

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  Newspaper article about Australian plans for war orphans

  This is a newspaper article about Australian plans for war orphans, Second World War.