Migrant Experience, The - Setting Out (3-Day Rental)

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Setting Out presents a condensed general history of migration to Australia over 200 years, surveying the chief events in Australian and world history that have influenced our migration patterns and immigration laws. Combining contemporary and historical experiences, it illustrates the complexities of migrating to a new home. Particular attention is paid to the controversial White Australia policy.

(1983, 58 mins) A co-production of Film Australia and the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs.

© National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.