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Looking Back: Temporal and Spatial Connections of Post-War Migration and Displacement Through the Eyes of the Toronto Telegram

War Guests, (Im)migrants, and Refugees

Introduction

Explain the language variances within the Telegram captions.

War Guests

(Im)migrants

Refugees

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John Gomm, centre, was seen away by Teddy Hill, left, and Bill Leak
Argentinians en route to Vancouver (1/3)
Refugees from Poland "Jewish refugees from Poland wait at the railway station at Nachod, Czechoslovakia, on the frontier between that country and Poland. From Nachod they will be taken to Bratislava and from there proceed to Unrra camps in the United States zone of Austria. At a reception centre at Nachod, Polish jews crossing the frontier receive supplementary food and medical attention from the American Joint Distribution Committee." (Caption on back)
New Canadians from Italy and Greece get a warm, affectionate greeting to Toronto
Two fathers carry their sons in almost identical manner "118 Italian people, mostly elderly grandparents arrived Sunday affternoon. It is the second such group in two weeks. Two fathers carry their sons in almost identical manner. The tired youngsters, with their parents had been waiting since 9 am because the flight had originally been scheduled to arrive at 10 am. On left is Louis Tonon and his son, Claude, age 2 1/2. On right is Frank Francone and his son Vito, age 2." (Caption on back)
Statistics from World Refugee Year "Waiting for food--Refugee children wait for food at an emergency feeding station established by the government at Lavrion, Greece. These children, Greek refugees from Romania are typical of millions of refugees around the world. An estimated 20,000 live in 100 European refugee camps. Another 100,000 are outside the camps; there are 1,000,000 Chinese refugees in Hong Kong and another million displaced Arabs. The United Nations, in an effort to call attention to the problem an in hope of solving much of it, has sponsored World Refugee Year, which ends in June. The Canadian government has agreed to sponsor 100 tuberculosis refugees and their families from Europe. Such TB patients would not normally be permitted entry into Canada." (Picture attached not shown)
Argentinians en route to Vancouver (3/3)