Bonegilla Migrant Centre - Slide 1956 - 1965

Item

Title
Bonegilla Migrant Centre - Slide 1956 - 1965
Subject
Camps
Photographs
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Place
Bonegilla Migrant Centre
Keywords
Bonegilla camp
1950s
Health
Hospital
Current holder
Albury Library Museum
Period of reference
1956 – 1965
Link
https://alburylibrarymuseum.zetcom.net/en/explore/item/23249/
Item number 
ARM 97.901.26
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin 
Australia
Language
Italian
Greek (Modern)
English
Description from source 
Description
Colour slide of a smiling nurse standing next to a multilingual sign pointing to the outpatients clinic at Bonegilla migrant centre Hospital.

Inscription
26

Dimensions
50 x 50

History of Item
Alek Lyras emigrated from Greece and travelled to Australia on the ship Kirinia. He arrived at on
3 November 1956 and stayed at the Centre for ten years working in a variety of jobs including: gardener, garbage collector, ration and equipment stores, driver and part-time barman at the Hume Public Service Club.
Physical format 
Photographs
Transcription
Πρώτων βοηθειών
Translation
First Aid