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

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some chipping to front blank red page, otherwise interior is in fine condition. Dust jacket has light creasing and is now in a protective cover.

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 offered little hope for the 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.

Oral history accounts and an extensive collection of photographs and illustrations illuminate these experiences.

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'.