This file, researched by Ruby Todorovski researcher at the University of Queensland includes documents regarding people who wanted to migrate to Australia after the war and issues regarding the repatriation of service people.
See also:
Evacuees from Netherlands East Indies recuperating in Australia after WWII
Links to declassified WWII Australian Documents re the Netherlands East Indies
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