Welcome Walls are monument dedicated to immigrants who have come to Australia and contributed to the nation’s development. It is a significant project aimed at acknowledging and celebrating the diverse heritage and stories of the millions of people who migrated to Australia from various parts of the world.
They serve to recognise and honour immigrants by inscribing their names on the wall. Each name represents a story of migration and the contributions these individuals and their families have made to Australia.
People can register to have the names of their family members or ancestors who migrated to Australia inscribed on the wall. These inscriptions include the name, country of origin, and the year of arrival in Australia.
They symbolise Australia’s multicultural society and the importance of migration in shaping the nation’s history and identity. It is a tribute to the courage, resilience, and determination of those who left their homelands to start new lives in Australia.
The Walls are linked to searchable databases, which are a real treasure for researchers.
Sydney
This one is located at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney. It is positioned along the museum’s northern boundary, overlooking Pyrmont Bay.
Beyond search for names there are other options. Scroll down– on the right side there are filters, click on the box for country then scroll down to Netherlands and click onto apply filter.
It will show that there are 1854 Dutch (Netherlands) on the monument.
Fremantle
In Fremantle, over 400 panels commemorating the names of migrants who arrived through this area have been erected at the WA Maritime Museum at Victoria Quay.
