Memorabilia

Throughout the years, the department has produced many brochures and booklets to encourage people to migrate to Australia and help them settle into their new home once they arrive. They provide a fascinating insight into Australian life and culture at the time of publication. The following are some examples from the DIAC library's collection:

• Pamphlet with introduction by Arthur Calwell, Minister for Immigration and for Information (circa 1945 - 1949)
  See: Australia Says "Welcome!": A Message for the Migrant and the Visitor from Overseas (434KB PDF file)
  
• Brochure promoting the Australian lifestyle (circa 1949)
  See: Why you will feel at home in Australia (811KB PDF file)
  
• The Victorian edition of a handbook providing information for new arrivals (circa 1948)
  See: A handbook for the new Australian (991KB PDF file)
  
• Pre-dating the establishment of the department is this brochure written in 1929 to attract British youth to work in various farming industries in Australia
  See: Australia for the British Boy (1.2MB PDF file)
  
• This letter of thanks to Arthur for a 'grand welcome' was signed by many of the 'first 200' post-war British migrants in 1947
  See: Letter of thanks (155KB PDF file)