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Uranquinty to Bonegilla, late 1951

Uranquinty Migrant Centre → Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre

The migrant camp school at Uranquinty closed in October 1951, and towards the end of that year a decision was made to return the site to RAAF pilot training during the Korean War. The council history records about 900 residents at the transition, with many moved to Bonegilla. That figure describes residents of all backgrounds.

October 1951

The migrant camp school closes

Sources

Wagga Wagga Community Heritage Study, volume 2: Thematic History

Teaching English to post-WWII migrants

Late 1951

About 900 residents leave as the site returns to RAAF pilot training, many of them moved to Bonegilla

Sources

Wagga Wagga Community Heritage Study, volume 2: Thematic History

Teaching English to post-WWII migrants

Documents

Sources

Wagga Wagga Community Heritage Study, volume 2: Thematic History

Teaching English to post-WWII migrants