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Word: silvagni (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Australians" still are "Pommies,"* meaning Britons. But it has been the arrival of 1,000,000 Continental Europeans in two decades that has most profoundly influenced the way of life Down Under. Once stolid menus now offer Bratwurst and steak Bordelaise, Australian football stars have names like Ditterich and Silvagni, and Danish modern furniture comes all the way from Melbourne or Sydney. This week Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman returned from a six-week tour of Europe, jubilant at having signed new immigration treaties with Malta, as well as labor-short West Germany and The Netherlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia: Manning the Outpost | 7/9/1965 | See Source »

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