Milk and Honey – But No Gold: Postwar Migration to Western Australia, 1945-1964

WEST AUSTRALIANA
First Edition. Signed by Author. (inscription) SUPERIOR FINE COPY.  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. xv, 336 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Introduction. Newcomers to the Promised Land
1. Immigration: a lasting investment
2. Australia: a new future
3. Selection, transportation and arrival
4. Definitely not the Ritz: immigrant accommodation
5. Working it out: procuring employment
6. We now call Australia home
Appendices: Immigration statistics; Immigration accommodation in Western Australia.
Immigrants — Western Australia. | Western Australia — Emigration and immigration.
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