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United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
ItalyMy Mum was a bright and very adventurous little girl.
United KingdomArriving from England in March 1964, my wife and I settled in Melbourne.
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
South AfricaBorn in 1901 and standing 88.9cm tall, Maria Peters was variously known as ‘Princess Ubangi’, ‘a
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
GermanyIt was five years after the worst global conflict ever had come to its end, when Father had manag
NetherlandsOn their arrival, Adriana Zevenbergen and her family were treated to gifts, dinner receptions wit
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
United KingdomMy father Alexander was sixty five years old when he and my mother Susan decided to migrate to Au
NetherlandsLike many new arrivals, Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre was the Wolswinkels' firs
United KingdomMy uncle, James Hadley with his wife Maisie (nee Lambert) and their two children, Jaimmy and Jenn
United Kingdom(Mitchell Librarian 1993-2001, Associate Director State Records NSW 2001-2008 and Director State
GermanyI cannot remember arriving at Bonegilla, but I clearly remember waking up in the hospital with da
United KingdomHere we are, having gone through customs and heading for the gang plank not knowing what might li
United KingdomTom & Millie Wilkinson, with their young family - Gordon and Rosemary - arrived in Melbourne,
HungaryHungarian Laszlo Makay arrived at Bonegilla in November 1951 after six years in a displaced perso
ItalyMy grandfather, Onofio, had come to Sydney, Australia, in 1904 with two of his brothers.
NetherlandsThere seemed to be no future for me in Australia, so I decided to return to the Netherlands after
