Fremantle: First step to a new future – migration

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Republished with permission. Chapter 15 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.

Peters, Nonja. ‘A Touch of Dutch’ pp.206-209 Chapter 15Download

Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch

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Bonegilla the largest migrant camp – 18.000 Dutch people passed through

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