Bonegilla Migrant Experience reunion, November 2-3, honours region’s rich history

Janet Howie
Updated October 31 2018 - 8:13am, first published 8:00am
BACK TO BONEGILLA: It's estimated one in 20 Australians have links to the former Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre. A reunion on Friday and Saturday will celebrate 71 years since the centre opened in 1947.
BACK TO BONEGILLA: It's estimated one in 20 Australians have links to the former Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre. A reunion on Friday and Saturday will celebrate 71 years since the centre opened in 1947.

In 1950 a teenager claimed to be an adult to improve his chances of finding work in an unfamiliar country.

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Janet Howie

Janet Howie

Deputy Editor - The Border Mail

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