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  • Photograph 8114015
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    Just the Beginning- Peter Stokes Part 1

    It was 16th March 1952. I was a 10 Pound migrant, aged 23, and 5 weeks out from London’s Tilbury Docks. This was...

  • Photograph 8114015
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    Just 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...

  • Photograph 8114015
    Story
    Just 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...

  • Photograph 8114015
    Story
    Just 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...

  • Photograph si674
    Story
    Voitre Marek- Settlement

    Vera arranged a job for Voitre at a local jeweller. After spending a further two years in Adelaide, Vera and Voitre...

  • Photograph si436
    Story
    Mr Maximum

    John Albert Martin, his wife Mavis and son Donald, arrived in Australia onboard the Oronsay in July 1957. They were...

  • Photograph si285
    Story
    Cecylia Kazimierczak - Churchill Fellow

    In 1969 at the age of 21, Cecylia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study piano abroad, including a return to...

  • Photograph 7450830
    Story
    Migration 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...

  • Photograph 7501843
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    Migration 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...

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