Migrant Heritage Illawarra Photo Exhibition
Wollongong City Libraries have partnered with the Migrant Heritage Project to mount an exhibition of photos for History Week 2024. The exhibition includes forty images showing life for migrants to the Illawarra.
Illawarra’s migrant settlers and refugees coming from diverse cultural backgrounds have enriched our present society. From the 1940s onwards many people were initially housed in Nissan Huts as hostels at Balgownie, Berkeley, Coniston, Cringila, Helensburgh, Unanderra and Warrawong. The steel and related industries were big employers of the migrant population. People also started their own businesses including cafes, produce supply, manufacturing and service industries. They formed clubs and brought music, dance, community events, religious festivals, foods and great coffee!
Launch Monday 9 September at 5pm all welcome.
Photos can be viewed online at:
https://illawarrastories.com.au/exhibitions/
Ticket Cost: Free
Event Contact: Wollongong City Libraries, Jo Oliver localhistory@wollongong.nsw.gov.au
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Image credit: From the collections of Wollongong City Libraries
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History Week is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.