This interview is in Dutch.
The arrival of the 'Beautiful Balts'
Konstancija Brundzaite presents a gift to Arthur Calwell, Minister for Immigration, 1947. Credit: ANMM Collection Gift from the Australian Lithuanian Community
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This month marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first large group of non-white refugees in Australia. This group is now known as the “Beautiful Balts”. Historian Ingeborg van Teeseling explains the origin of this fascinating name.
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