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StoryJust the Beginning- Peter Stokes Part 1It was 16th March 1952. I was a 10 Pound migrant, aged 23, and 5 weeks out from London’s Tilbury Docks. This was...
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StoryJust the Beginning- Peter Stokes Part 2
He found me a private room in his mission hall. He asked me if I minded sharing it with another Englishman. It...
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StoryJust the Beginning- Peter Stokes Part 3
The following day I was given a very lengthy series of tests in maths, English, solving problems, general knowledge...
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StoryJust the Beginning- Peter Stokes Part 4
Back in Adelaide, I settled down to my work. Three of the cadet engineers became my friends. It was the start of...
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StoryVoitre Marek- SettlementVera arranged a job for Voitre at a local jeweller. After spending a further two years in Adelaide, Vera and Voitre...
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StoryMr MaximumJohn Albert Martin, his wife Mavis and son Donald, arrived in Australia onboard the Oronsay in July 1957. They were...
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StoryCecylia Kazimierczak - Churchill FellowIn 1969 at the age of 21, Cecylia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study piano abroad, including a return to...
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StoryMigration to Australia to paradise? - I had to decide what to do...After a half a year my friend decided to move to another place and I had to decide what to do, stay in Sydney, find...
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StoryMigration to Australia to paradise? - There seemed to be no future for me in Australia...There seemed to be no future for me in Australia, so I decided to return to the Netherlands after the 2 year period...