Europeans in Oceania
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European exploration and settlement of Oceania began in the 16th century, starting with the Spanish landings and shipwrecks in the Mariana Islands, east of the Philippines. This was followed by the Po
A migrant family from Minsk, Belarus in Melbourne, c. 1915–1916. They were likely recorded as Russians rather than Belarusians.
Polish refugees in Wellington, New Zealand, 1944.
Child immigrant Maira Kalnins in August 1949. Kalnins was travelling with her family to start a new life in Australia after the postwar occupation of her native Latvia by Russian forces. Her photogenic qualities won her the role as the central figure in a publicity campaign to mark the 50,000th new arrival in Australia.
Norfolk Islanders gathering at a cricket match in November 1908.
European Australians
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European Australians, or Australians of European descent, are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry, or part of it, is traced back to the peoples of the area now described as Europe. They
A pioneering settler family, circa 1900.
Sir Henry Parkes.
Children wave Australian flags during an Anzac Day parade in Palmerston, Australia.
Australian comedian, actor and satirist Barry Humphries was of English and Irish heritage.