Operation Kangaroo Explained

Operation Kangaroo should not be confused with Operación Canguro.

Operation Kangaroo, or Operación Canguro, was part of an informal immigration initiative^[1] — "informal" due to the fact that there were no formal diplomatic relationship between the two countries — that brought male, Spanish, assisted migrants to Australia to work as cane-cutters in North Queensland.^{[2] [3]}

First contingent

The first group arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, in the SS Toscana (Lloyd Triestino Line), on 9 August 1958.^[4]

See also

• Plan Martha

References

• Garcia, Ignacio (2002), Operación Canguro: the Spanish Migration Scheme, 1958-1963, Jamison Center, ACT: Spanish Heritage Foundation.
• Mason, Robert (2018), The Spanish Anarchists of Northern Australia: Revolution in the Sugar Cane Fields, Cardiff : University of Wales Press.
• Tao, Kim (2018), The 60th anniversary of the Spanish migration agreement, Australian National Maritime Museum, 6 August 2018.

External links

• Spanish migrants mark 60 years since 'Operation Kangaroo', SBSSpanish, 17 December 2018.

Notes and References

1. Part of the Spanish Assisted Migration Scheme.
2. Garcia (2002), pp.36-46.
3. Tao, 2018.
4. Garcia (2002), p.45.