Summary
Image showing a family of newly arrived migrants staying at the Migrant Reception Centre at the (Royal) Exhibition Building. The images is taken from an article about the centre which appeared in the Herald newspaper on 28th March 1961.
Description of Content
Image of a family group.
Physical Description
Monochrome slide
More Information
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Collection Names
Research Photograph Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Public Life & Institutions, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Unknown Source
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Mar 1961
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Photographer
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Publisher
Melbourne Herald, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 Mar 1961
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Format
Slide, 35 mm
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Migrant reception centre
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Immigration, Popular Culture, British Immigration, Royal Exhibition Building: Migrant Reception Centre, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1950-1959
