jan 14, 1949 - Harold Holt replaces Arthur Calwell as Immigration Minister 1949
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The Coalition won the federal election and Harold Holt is appointed as the new Immigration Minister. He continued Calwell's campaign to promote immigration to Australia,. He was also more lenient to non-European immigrants which attributed to the slow dismantling of the White Australia Policy.
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Addison Tu's Timeline of Australian Immigration
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