Summary

NOT HERITAGE ITEM. Put in Reserach material -

Newspaper Cutting of article 'To Australia they came' in The Star, January 26, 1995. Article features a photograph of Maria Wilson, Mary and Jim Ward and Shirley Were at the Woorayl Historical Society's Australia Day celebrations.
This article relates to the migration of James (Jim) William Ward and Mary Harriet (nee Needham) who immigrated to Australia from Britain in 1961 as part of the Bring Out a Briton Scheme, assisted by the Burke Road East Malvern Methodist Church.

Physical Description

Newspaper with printed text and images in black ink.

Significance

Statement of Significance:
The Ward/Barlow Families collection is of national significance in documenting British assisted migration to Australia post-World War II. The collection provides a comprehensive snapshot from the commencement to completion of a British assisted migration experience and illuminates post-war immigration policies and procedures which favoured British immigration into Australia.

The collection of almost 300 items comprises a unique body of documentation with intersections between personal, community and government narratives that explore British post-World War II assisted migration. It includes photographs, personal correspondence, documents and objects offering a rare glimpse into the role of the Australian and British governments, Methodists Church sponsorship and community engagement in assisting and welcoming British immigrants to Australia. Assisted British migration was a constant theme of Australian immigration history until the early 1980s. Government initiatives such as the 'Bring Out A Briton' scheme had an enormous impact on the composition and size of the Australian population, making the Ward/Barlow collection of broad social and political historical significance.

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