A series, made up of six episodes, that presents a comprehensive history of the role of migration in the development of Australia’s nationhood. Part One: Setting out - looks at the general history of migration to Australia over 200 years. Part Two: Of dreams and reasons - looks at the reasons why people left their homelands and came to Australia. Part Three: First encounters - looks at how they were received.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016886
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)