▁that ▁British ▁migr ants ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁Hold ing ▁Cent res . ▁The ▁Im m igration ▁Dep ot ▁at ▁Y ung aba , ▁K ang ar oo ▁Point , ▁was ▁rem od elled ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁first ▁post - World ▁War ▁Two ▁British ▁migr ants ▁to ▁Queensland , ▁who ▁left ▁Britain ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁general ▁though , ▁Y ung aba ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁trans it ▁dep ot ▁for ▁those ▁British ▁migr ants ▁who ▁had ▁their ▁own ▁accommod ation ▁arranged . ▁British ▁migr ants ▁who ▁needed ▁longer - term ▁accommod ation ▁would ▁be ▁hous ed ▁at ▁Work ers ' ▁Host els . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁" Common wealth ▁Host els ▁Limited " ▁took ▁over ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Col ms lie ▁M igr ant ▁Host el . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁policy ▁that ▁assist ed ▁British ▁migr ants ▁should ▁live ▁at ▁host els , ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁non - B rit ish ▁migr ants ▁at ▁Col ms lie ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁woman ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁these ▁included ▁Germ ans , ▁Fin ns , ▁Dan es , ▁Y ug oslav s , ▁and ▁Rus si ans . ▁Mr ▁Flo od , ▁the ▁host el ' s ▁Manager ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁b ung al ow ▁( no ▁longer ▁ext ant ) ▁surrounded ▁by ▁pal m ▁trees ▁and ▁h