The Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre was a camp set up for receiving and training migrants to Australia during the post World War II immigration boom. The camp was set on 130 hectares n
A sculpture commemorating the migrants who spent time at the Bonegilla camp. Some of Block 19 can be seen in the background.
Block 4 of the camp while operational in 1954
Game of soccer at the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre. 1952.
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Eric Banadinovich, known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor and producer. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Ca
Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre
…period it received over 300,000 migrants. It is estimated that over 1.5 million Australians are descended from migrants who spent time at Bonegilla. Eric Bana's parents were both processed through Bonegilla. The grandfather of actor and screenwriter Jason Agius stayed at the camp in 1952. Other former residents…
Bana at the premiere of Lucky You in May 2007
Star Trek premiere at Sydney Opera House, 2009
Bana at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival