Italian canecutters arrive at Cairns aboard the Aurelia, 1956
After the Second World War, the Australian Government declared that it was willing to accept migrants from beyond the British Isles, including southern and eastern Europe. This was a major change in approach to immigration to Australia, which had been dominated by the White Australia policy since 1901.
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National Archives of Australia A12111, 1/1956/4/12
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