The Australian National Maritime Museum has unveiled 287 new names on its Welcome Wall as part of the historic structure’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
The wall honours all those who have migrated from around the world to live in Australia.
Close to 30,000 names now appear on the wall’s bronzed panels with the number continuing to grow.
In a statement, the Museum said the arrival of migrants to Australia was one of the major themes in Australia’s maritime history and a prominent focus for the Museum.
“One of the new names on the wall was that of John Goldstein, who was born on the ship on the Red Sea on the way to Australia as his parents fled Nazi Germany,” the statement said.
“John’s father asked his son to teach them English once he started school and he later joined his father’s business at 15 years of age due to his father’s ill-health.”
“Together with his brothers, he built the business up from a single bakery to 16 retail outlets and a factory on the Gold Coast.”
The statement said the Welcome Wall was built on the Museum’s northern boundary, facing Darling Harbour and Pyrmont Bay where many new settlers arrived.
“It is the only migration commemoration in Australia with capacity for adding stories,” it said.
