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Steve and Eva Nyari, from Hungary, during their stay at Bonegilla Migrant Hostel in 1957, before they re-settled in the Illawarra. 01413

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Flat 1, cnr Lake Avenue and Gregory Street Cringila (house mid centre is the Deroy family (from the Netherlands) home, 1955. mhp00897

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Home built by the Garcia family from Spain at 26 Lee Street Warrawong, finished house before later additions, ca 1960s-70s. mhp00787

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Garage at 42 Outlook Drive Figtree, Deroy family (migrated from the Netherlands), lived here while building their home ca. 1950-60s. mhp00782

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Theodore Jansen building the family home 13 Storey Street Fairy Meadow, ca. 1954. The Jansen family migrated from the Netherlands. mhp00779

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Mathilda Jansen doing the laundry watched by her son Frank, 13 Storey Street Fairy Meadow ca 1950s-60s. The Jansen family migrated from the Netherlands. mhp00777

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Frank Jansen standing on the timber frames of the family home under construction at 13 Storey Street Fairy Meadow, ca 1954. The Jansen family migrated from the Netherlands. mhp00775

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Mistica Filippi feeding livestock on their property at rear of home in Shellharbour Road Port Kembla, ca 1930s/40s. Filippi family migrated from Italy in the 1920s. mhp00259

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Mistica Filippi with her children Rina, Antonia and Alvise on their horse and cart that was their mode of transport. The horse's name was Johnny and this was at their home on Shellharbour Road Port Kembla, ca 1930s. Filippi family migrated from Italy in the 1920s. mhp00257

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Giacomo, Alvise, Rina, Antonio and Mistica Filippi, migrated from Italy in the 1920s, sitting at the back of their home at Shellharbour Road Port Kembla, ca 1930s/40s. mhp00249

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van Gils children and friends at their tent accommodation at Stuart Park North Wollongong, ca 1950s. mhp00867

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Gines Olaya, from Spain, manager of Fairy Meadow Hostel, with residents Mrs Sheila May Hirst, Mrs Wendy Swire, 1972. mhp01336

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Mr and Mrs Kenneth Akam with their sons, Gary, Carl and Martin from England at Balgownie Hostel 1964. mhp01335

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Franca Facci (left ) with friends Bruna and Lorena, Colgong Crescent Towradgi ca. 1967-1968. mhp01330

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Bruno Facci, Robert Facci in the backyard of their Balgownie home under carport with grapevine growing over ca 1952. mhp01317

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Working in the Facci home backyard garden in Balgownie ca. 1980. mhp01315

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Map of Zlotkowski Estate advertising auction sale of his land at Wollongong on Wednesday 2 November 1887. Ignacy Zlotkowski from Poland was an early pioneer to Wollongong. mhp01310

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Unanderra Hostel first used to accommodate single & unaccompanied male displaced persons, then British migrants, then all nationalities, ca 1949. mhp01309

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Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board Hostel at Springhill Road Coniston, 1951. Hostel accommodation buildings. mhp01308

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Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board Hostel at Springhill Road Coniston, 1951. View of hostel buildings from a distance. mhp01307

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Fairy Meadow Hostel new brick accommodation with families playing on grass, 1973. mhp01306

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Fry pan used in the kitchen at Balgownie Fairy Meadow Hostel 1951-1982. mhp01305

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Dinner ware and tea towel used at Balgownie Fairy Meadow Hostel 1951-1982. mhp01304

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Karingal Hostel on the corner of Five Islands and Springhill Road, 1949. mhp01303

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American Quonset Hut used during World War 2 and British Nissen hut used during World Wars 1 & 2 demonstrates the differences between the two huts that were used at Commonwealth Migrant Hostels. mhp01302

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Nissen Hut from F Block at Balgownie Fairy Meadow Hostel, 1975. mhp01301

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Mrs Best with her daughters at Balgownie Hostel ca. 1968-1969. mhp01300

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Andrew Best with his two sisters at Balgownie Hostel ready for school ca. 1969-69. mhp01296

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Giuseppe and Vittoria De Peron at their home at Hoskins Street, Kemblawarra ca. late 1961. mhp01295

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Andrew Best with his mother and sisters at Balgownie Hostel, ca. 1968-1969. mhp01294

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Ethel and Robert Neil Tyghe with daughter, Amanda standing beside the family car at Berkeley Hostel in 1958. mhp01293

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John Theobald with his son Ian at Berkeley Hostel, 1959. mhp01291

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Taylor Family at Balgownie Hostel, 1954 (L-R): David Taylor, Lavina Taylor holding Pamela Taylor, Alan Taylor, Eric Taylor and Peter Taylor. mhp01290

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Rina Montgomery (nee Filippi) at left, with friends walking from her home in Steeltown/Cringila. View of the steelworks in front. mhp01289

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Orfeo (Jimmy) in backyard vegetable garden in Fairy Meadow ca 1990s. mhp01286

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Eva Castle in her garden, April 2006, in her home in Wollongong. mhp01266

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House at 71 Auburn Street Wollongong, family home for the Radinovic family 1959-1963. Photo taken in 2006. mhp01263

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At Balgownie Hostel ca 1950-1960. mhp01254

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Mrs Bieniasch with baby Evelin and sons Kalus Geuner and Juergen at Balgownie Hostel ca. 1950-1960. mhp01253

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Diane Beamer, Former Assistant for NSW Planning and Infrastructure & Planning at the Fairy Meadow Hostel, 2009. mhp01252

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Sketch of Unanderra Hostel as remembered by Len Dempsey. mhp01247

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Sketch of the Van Duin's garage that they lived in at Corrimal while building their home ca. 1950s. mhp01246

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Guilia Bonacina with children at Balgownie hostel ca. 1960s. mhp01095

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Brothers Bruno and Davide Facci at Helensburgh accommodation while working at Helensburgh Colliery ca 1954. mhp01090

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Beryl Fletcher with the 1956 Berkeley Hostel dinner menu. mhp01065

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Sketch of layout of a garage used for accommodation while waiting for first home to be built, ca. 1958, Fairy Meadow. mhp01061

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Tent at 163 The Avenue Figtree, van Gils family lived in while building first home ca. 1950-1960s. mhp00884

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Fixing shoes at boarding house 65 Keira Street Wollongong. mhp00769

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Getting a haircut at boarding house 65 Keira Street Wollongong ca. 1950-1960s. mhp00768

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Berkeley Hostel, 1954. mhp00739

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Pedro Abarca and Chilean National Day celebrations at Fairy Meadow Hostel, ca. 1971. mhp00724

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Backyard of first home in Surrey Hills, 1956, of the Sammut-Alessi Family migrants from Malta.. mhp01389

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Helen Micallef at her family home in Cringila. Family migrated from Malta. mhp01385

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At front Quonset & Nissen hut beside former butchers/kitchen/dining Quonset hut after being renovated and placed on NSW Heritage Register 2009. mhp00108

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Renovated and relocated Nissen Hut at former Balgownie/Fairy Meadow Hostel site ca. 2009. mhp00099

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View from Squires Way North Wollongong of renovated former butchers/kitchen/dining Quonset Hut, ca. 2009. mhp00094

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At Balgownie Hostel, Ella Bieniasch with daughter Eva, 1957. mhp01264

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Buick Car outside Filippi home in Hoskin Street Steeltown, ca 1930/40s. mhp00269

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Feeding domesticated cow on land behind the Filippi home in Shellharbour Road Port Kembla ca. 1930s/40s. mhp00258

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Hoskins Street Steeltown Filippi Family home, ca 1950s. mhp00254

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Family and friends on the home made backyard bocce court at the Filippi home and boarding house in Hoskins Street Steeltown ca. 1930s/40s. mhp00253

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The Filippi family vegetable garden beside their home at Shellharbour Road Port Kembla or Hoskins Street Steeltown, ca. 1930s/40s. mhp00250

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Public art Project to celebrate and honour the contributions that migrants have made to the City of Wollongong, installed at George Dodds Reserve, Cliff Road, North Wollongong, 2015. mhp01351

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Public art Project to celebrate and honour the contributions that migrants have made to the City of Wollongong, installed at George Dodds Reserve, Cliff Road, North Wollongong, 2015. mhp01349

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Kole Markovski and boardeers who migrated from Macedonia at boarding house at 65 Keira Street Port Kembla. mhp0770

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Men who migrated Macedonian at the boarding house 65 Keira Street Port Kembla. mhp00767

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The Trajcevski brothers ready for school at their home in the suburbs south of Wollongong. Family migrated from Macedonia in 1959. mhp00414

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Building a house in the Illawarra following traditional Vietnamese religious customs. mhp00589

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Construction of Vietnamese First Home with roof beam remaining straight at all times while being set into place. mhp00587

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Fountain and water feature at the home of a Vietnamese gamily in the Illawarra. mhp00593