We are currently updating information in this guide to reflect changes made in our refreshed catalogue.

McQuillan, Ern. (1968). Turkish migrants arriving at Mascot Airport, Sydney, 15 November 1968. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138111798

McQuillan, Ern. (1968). Turkish migrants at the Villawood Migrant Hostel, New South Wales, 15 October 1968. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138111905

(1995). Fahrettin Hazar prepares Doner Kebab - Turkish Festival, Melbourne, 1995. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-143168840
Newspaper Resources
Dünya Turkish newspaper : Australian Turkish weekly newspaper
Mildura City Council Waste Management Pamphlet
Turkish Settlement in Australia
Migration to Australia from Turkey prior to the twentieth century was minimal. After World War I, any Turkish person in Australia was deemed an ‘enemy alien’. This, combined with the White Australia Policy and the Enemy Aliens Act, also limited Turkish migration for decades. Migration from Turkey began more formally in 1967 with government policy establishing an assisted migration scheme called an assisted passage agreement. This was the first of its type outside of Western Europe. Turkish food, much like many other migrating cultural culinary influences, has since become a popular mainstay of cafes and restaurants with baklava, doner, pide and meze amongst the favourites. The names of these items are recognisable in the Australian vernacular and are an example of language enculturation.
Many cities and councils understand the importance of language to communities from non-English speaking backgrounds and many provide vital information to communities in English as well as other languages. Below is an example of a Turkish fact sheet from the Mildura City Council. A link to a longer document can be found under Newspaper Resources

Mildura (Vic. : Rural City). Council. & Mildura (Vic. : Rural City). Council, issuing body. (2020). HANGİ KOVALAR? : Kovalarınızı kullanmak için Kılavuz. [Mildura, Victoria] : Mildura Rural City Council https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2963507733 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2963507733-t
Activities:
- Have students write an article about a mystery (real or imagined). Use this exercise to make students consider writing style and tone. Students will need to demonstrate a range of writing and grammatical styles and consider the tone of the article, the audience, and the purpose of the article.
- Discuss the ways different language newspapers might be affected by the delivery of information from the land of origin.
- Explore the articles and content of the newspaper resources linked above.