[pol-ozzies]

This is just a small preview of the upcoming photo essay about Polish emigrants who came and settled in Australia between 1980 and 1990. In general, Polish migrants assimilate more easily than many other migrant groups creating what we might want to call - [pol-ozzies]. “Between 1980 and 1985 15,570 Polish settlers arrived in Australia. This more than doubled the number of arrivals in the previous 15 years. In 1981–82, 5732 settlers arrived from Poland (the fourth-largest group of immigrants and nearly 5 per cent of all new arrivals). This rate of inflow continued in the second half of the 1980s. In 1989–90, the number of settlers from Poland increased to 8052 (nearly 7 per cent of all settlers and the fourth-largest group of immigrants). At the 1991 Census, the Poland-born population increased to 68 496 people—an all-time high” “A snapshot of the Polish migrant community in Australia” - Stefan Markowski [pol-ozzies] is an initiative by Adam Wolnicki to create a visual story of the Polish emigrant’s journey from the place they have been born, to the place they are now in - Australia. This project is a recognition of their assimilation process and contribution to Australian society and culture.