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Vietnamese refugees arriving in Darwin Harbour

Vietnamese refugees, who were fleeing war in Vietnam, began arriving in Australia from 1975. Some – like the people in this photo—arrived by boat. But most arrived in Australia by plane after selection by Australian officials in refugee camps established throughout South-East Asia.

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LANT, John England, NTRS 1637, Item 60

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