Researcher Nadia Johnson's upcoming session at the Goulburn Mulwaree Library talks about the Displaced Persons who lived in Goulburn post WWII in the 1940s and 1950s.
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The idea behind her talk is to create awareness that migrants existed in the community during that period and contributed to the growth as well.
"I think they have been forgotten and I want to raise this issue and talk about their lives and contributions. The session at the library will not only talk about what they did after coming to Australia but share their story about how they came here," she said."
Mrs Johnson has always had a strong interest in research partly because of her intrigue into wanting to know the reason behind her family's decision for coming to Australia in 1953.
"I have always had an interest in the migrant and refugee issues in Australia. I have researched the archives in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Germany and Europe as well," she said.
At her upcoming talk, she will share interesting stories about how an academic called the city Burton instead of Goulburn.
Mrs Johnson will also share about the article she came across in the Goulburn Evening Post in 1953 which mentions how an academic, while preparing for the thesis surveyed migrants living in the Goulburn area, but chose to call the place Burton instead in a bid to respect their privacy.
She will also share how local schools used to assist the migrants to fulfill their obligations to the government and why they were referred to as "aliens".
The event 'Aliens in Goulburn and District' will be held at Goulburn Mulwaree Library on March 13 from 10:30-11:30am. Bookings are essential. Contact library at library@goulburn.nsw.gov.au or call on (02) 4823 4435 for more information.
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