WRITE YOUR STORY
You can register your stories or those of your ancestors on the web page below, where they will be recorded and then published in the "Migration Book". Many of these stories of migration will also feature on the surfaces of the Bridge itself. We hope that the building of the Immigration Bridge will be the catalyst for an unprecedented rise in interest in the history of Australian families.
The "Migration Book" will be a collection of all the stories that we can gather. It will be a huge book, magnificently bound and displayed under glass on the bridge - a page will turn each day of the year and we will notify families whose stories feature in advance to encourage family reunions on the Bridge.
ENGRAVE NAMES FOR POSTERITY
You can also record the names of migrants, where they came from and their years of arrival on the History Handrail. The History Handrail as well as making a significant contribution to the gathering of Australian history will provide a wonderful engraved display as people stroll the length of the Bridge.
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Guidelines for stories
Listed below are a few pointers to assist you in writing the story and to help make it interesting for others to read. A story should try to answer the 5 W’s – who, what, when, where, and why.
In writing your migration story the following headings should be used as a guide:
- Reasons for leaving the homeland
- About the Journey
- Impressions on Arrival
Under those headings you might consider such things as:
- Family circumstances the person was born into
- Where they lived - characteristics
- Education
- Why they moved from their homeland
- Experiences & events of importance
- Historic events & where they fitted in
- Main problems and successes
- Motivation
- Unusual experiences
- Marriage and family
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