LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Intermarriage and
Naturalization
Application for Certificate of Naturalization of Manilaman Thomas Puertollano, 1908
Courtesy of Kevin Puertollano.
Marriage certificate of Agostin Cadawas and Lavinia
Courtesy of Josephine David-Petero.

“We could say that we are descendants of each side [Filipino and Aboriginal], you know… It was just like a
stigma, you know for men to be involved with an Aboriginal wife, so that’s why they didn’t marry…”
– Ellen Puertollano

Manilamen descendant

    Life in Australia Racial Segregation