Desperate Voyages: Destination Australia until the early 1980s

Desperate Voyages: Destination Australia until the early 1980s

Migration to Australia was – and often is – defined as organized travel, with a strong preselection of prospective immigrants. Self-payers were tolerated, people with uncertain backgrounds heavily scrutinized, and anyone without a right to stay strongly discouraged from arriving. Migration to Australia also meant travel by ship, and here, clear hierarchies among the immigrants present themselves. Some travelled in comfort and relative safety, while others began their journey with insufficient resources, unsafe vessels and no hope for support along the way. How did these travelers brave (or fail) their journeys? What tools did they use, and where are their vessels and tools now?

The presenter Dr Roland Leikauf is the Curator for Post-war Immigration at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Cost: Free

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Photo credit: Put into Port Festival 1979