Explore the lives of Wollongong residents from Europe, forever changed by World War II, its aftermath and civil unrest.
A Wollongong City Gallery exhibition with the Illawarra Migration Heritage Project supported by the NSW Migration Heritage Centre.
Established: 1954 Location: Sirius Road, Voyager Point For many migrants, living here was their first experience of Australia. As a former resident said, ‘it was a bleak place in the middle of nowhere.’ Liverpool was a four kilometre walk and … Continue reading
(Macedonian Orthodox Church) Established: 28 August 2002 Location: 37 – 39 Atkinson Street (corner Nagle Street), Liverpool This Macedonian Orthodox Church was officially opened on 28 August 2002 to meet the needs of a growing Macedonian community in Liverpool. In … Continue reading
Established: 1956-58 Location: McGowen Crescent, Liverpool This street is the result of migrants pooling their resources. In 1955 British migrants living in hostels at East Hills and Heathcote (called Voyager Point today) started saving two shillings a week each towards … Continue reading
Established: 2002 Location: 55 Speed Street, Liverpool Al Amanah College was founded in 1998 at Bankstown by the Islamic Charity Project Association but soon became independent. This Al Amanah branch at Liverpool opened in 2002. Combining primary and secondary schooling, … Continue reading
Former Liverpool hospital established: 1830 Present Liverpool hospital established: 1958, refurbished in 1994 Location: Former. College Street, Liverpool New. Corner Elizabeth & Goulburn Streets, Liverpool Liverpool’s first hospital, in the 1790s, is thought to have operated in a tent beside … Continue reading
Take an exciting historical journey through the Liverpool City Council area in South-Western Sydney – this trail honors the heritage places of our many communities.
A Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool City Council and NSW Migration Heritage Centre initiative. Continue reading
Welcoming letter from Commonwealth Hostels Limited, c.1956 -1961. Powerhouse Museum Collection Australian Naturalisation Certificate, 1964. Powerhouse Museum Collection Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersTweet about it
Executive producer – John Petersen, NSW Migration Heritage Centre Written by Stephen Thompson, NSW Migration Heritage Centre Website design by Annette Loudon, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, closely based on original booklet design by Danny Jacobsen, Powerhouse Museum Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend … Continue reading
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Bathurst District Historical Museum East Wing, Bathurst Courthouse, Russell Street Bathurst, NSW 2795 Phone: 02 6330 8455 The Bathurst Migrant Reception Centre Memorial Site 626 Limekilns Rd Kelso NSW 2795 Mount Victoria and District Historical Society Inc Museum Station Street … Continue reading
Map of Bathurst Migrant Camp c.1954. Courtesy Bathurst & District Historical Society In 1940 an army camp was established on a local property on the Limekilns Road at Kelso near Bathurst. The camp site was geographically isolated from the main … Continue reading
Accommodation at Bathurst Migrant Camp 1951. Courtesy National Archives of Australia Migrant camps, also known as holding centres were established after World War Two to accommodate displaced persons and assisted migrants. The largest hostels were at Bonegilla (north-east Victoria) and … Continue reading
The SS Oceania brought migrants from Italy to Australia, c.1952. Courtesy National Archives of Australia My memories of the migrant camp are … the stress of the adults, the millions of flies, the thousands of rabbits, the peppery sausages and … Continue reading
Established: 1973 Location: 185 Bigge Street, Liverpool This centre was named after Hilda M Davis, an outstanding local citizen who supported community activities in Liverpool from her retirement until she died aged ninety-nine in 1986. It seems appropriate that the … Continue reading
Meet Ron Matthesius and see his 1960s German tiling trowel. Continue reading
Meet George Bansagi and see the furniture magazine he used to build items for his first house in Wollongong in the late 1960s. Continue reading
Camp life Narrandera resident and huts in the aftermath of a devastating fire, 1897 Much of the predominantly male Chinese population in the Riverina lived in self-contained camps, located on the fringe of the main towns and close to the … Continue reading
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Museum of the Riverina Cnr Baylis & Morrow Streets Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone 02 6926 9655 www.wagga.nsw.gov.au Cooma Visitors Centre 119 Sharp Street Cooma, NSW 2630 Ph 1800 636 525 www.visitcooma.com.au Tumbarumba Visitor Information Centre 10 Bridge … Continue reading
Executive producer – John Petersen, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, Powerhouse Museum Author, researcher and project manager – Stephen Thompson, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, Powerhouse Museum Website design by Annette Loudon, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, based on original booklet design by … Continue reading
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