Benalla Migrant Camp

Point of Interest

Contact

Hangar Lane, Benalla, Victoria.

0410 020 808

benallamigrantcamp.com.au

Description

The Benalla Migrant Camp was in operation from September 1949 until it closed on 8th December 1967. The former military base at Benalla Airport housed approximately 60,000 European post WW2 migrants from 1949 and 1967. Its 18 years of operation made it one of the longest lasting Australian Migrant Centres. The Benalla camp functioned as a holding centre for Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre near Wodonga. Bonegilla was the original destination point for any non-British New Australian arriving in Australia as part of the Assisted Migration Scheme.

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Features

Location

Lat: -36.55507 Lng: 146.000068