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11 February 2025
Bonegilla migrant stories heartfelt for anniversary

SIMON Reich, the son of Wangaratta resident and German migrant Manfred Reich, has compiled five videos documenting stories to celebrate the 75th anniversary since the first migrants came to Bonegilla Migrant Centre.

Audiences have responded to Simon's films with heartfelt applause with some people crying as memories come flooding back about their trials and tribulations in a post–World War II A...

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