Milk and Honey - But No Gold: Postwar Migration to Western Australia Between 1945-1964 by Nonja Peters
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Milk and Honey - But No Gold: Postwar Migration to Western Australia Between 1945-1964 by Nonja Peters

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781876268565
Author: Nonja Peters
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Place: Crawley WA
Year: 2001
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

Milk and Honey - but no Gold is the story of those who left behind their country of birth, and everyone and everything they knew, to become part of Australia's mass migration scheme in the years following World War II.

Some were homeless and displaced refugees from the demolished cities of Europe. Others came from countries that seemed to offer little future. Lured by propagandist images of Australia's abundance, good working conditions, and home and vehicle ownership, they sought a new life for themselves and their families.

Told from the perspective of these 'New Australians', the story follows the immigration selection process, the long sea voyage to Australia, the search for accommodation and work, and the psychological, physical and emotional hardships associated with resettlement in Western Australia in the 1950s.

These experiences are illuminated through the use of oral history accounts and through an extensive collection of photographs and illustrations.

The social, cultural and economic development of Australia has been enriched by the contributions of postwar immigrants from Europe and Britain, whose journey across the world brought them 'milk and honey - but no gold'.

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