Bonegilla
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Bonegilla is a rural locality in northeastern Victoria, Australia, best known as the site of the former Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre that played a major role in post–World War II immigration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former military camp
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locality ⓘ migrant reception centre ⓘ rural locality ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bonegilla Migrant Camp
NERFINISHED
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Bonegilla Reception and Training Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ |
| distanceToMelbourne | approximately 300 kilometres northeast ⓘ |
| distanceToWodonga | approximately 10 kilometres east ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfMigrantsProcessed | over 300000 ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Bonegilla Migrant Experience heritage centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
migrant reception centre
ⓘ
military camp ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the Australian National Heritage List ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II immigration to Australia ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | City of Wodonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bonegilla
NERFINISHED
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Hume region NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Albury
NERFINISHED
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Lake Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Wodonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1947 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Australian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedAs | Bonegilla Migrant Experience heritage site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people ⓘ |
| postCode | 3691 ⓘ |
| receivedMigrantsFrom |
Displaced persons camps in Europe
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Victoria ⓘ |
| state |
Victoria
NERFINISHED
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Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | AEST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | AEDT ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migrant training
ⓘ
post–World War II migrant reception ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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