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Migrants on train to Bonegilla Immigration Reception Centre
Image Not Available for Migrants on train to Bonegilla Immigration Reception Centre

Migrants on train to Bonegilla Immigration Reception Centre

Date10 July 1955
Object numberANMS0215[073]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print on paper
DimensionsSize: height, 165mm. Width, 218mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Barbara Alysen
DescriptionMigrants on train to Bonegilla Immigration Reception Centre leaving station pier, Port Melbourne, after disembarking from their ship. Typed on reverse reads `Off to Bonegilla Immigration Reception Centre. Train pulled in on station pier. New arrivals crossed pier from ship to train. They smiled happily as train pulled out.'