Migrant heritage
places
Bonegilla
Migrant Centre, Victoria
Recognising places associated
with the history of migration, and the contribution
of successive migrants to our distinctive cultures
and environments, is important in developing our
ideas of cultural heritage.
Some places continue to hold
special significance for migrants and their
families - important places associated with
worship, commemoration, work, schooling, eating or
entertainment, places where significant cultural
activities such as festivals are held, and places
that recall important people or events.
The Australian Heritage
Commission, with the help of several migrant
groups, has developed an information kit called
Migrant Heritage Places in Australia: How to
Find Your Heritage Places. The kit can help
migrant groups and people working with them to
pinpoint the important places associated with a
group.
The process described in the
kit brings people together to share their stories
and information, and shows them how that
information can be used to protect or celebrate
their special places.
Copies of the information kit
and additional copies of the Guide are available
from the Australian Heritage Commission, GPO Box
787, Canberra, ACT, 2601. Phone (02) 6274
2111.
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