'The first Canadians came here as political prisoners in 1938'

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Every month, historian Ingeborg van Teeseling discusses a topic in Australian history. This time, she tells the story of one of the many migrant groups: the Canadians. After an uprising against their British occupiers, they were shipped to Australia as political prisoners.

This interview is in Dutch.
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