Meet Rosina Rombola and see the Italian weaving frame used to make patterns on her home-made nacatoli biscuits and macaroni pasta.
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Meet Sardool Singh and see the violin given to him by his father. Continue reading
Meet Moses Aaron and see his father’s book on Moses. Continue reading
Meet Joseph Borg and see his Maltese George Cross ashtray made from recycled WW2 mortars. Continue reading
Meet Anita van Altena and see the silver cork stopper she brought from Holland in 1964 to start up her own business in Australia. Continue reading
Meet Anna Grenadier and see the vase and flower her mother gave her before she left Poland in 1973. Continue reading
Meet Connie Baker and see the tablecloth she made from a sugar bag during WW2 in Holland.
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Meet Lorna Denham and see the programs she sold at London’s Royal Opera House during the 1950s.
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Meet Ann Cusack and see the map she drew at her Greek school in Egypt in the mid-1950s. Continue reading
Meet Denis Donovan and his hurley stick from Ireland.
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Meet Sigmund Ebert and see the crystal decanter his mother bought in Germany in 1948. Continue reading
Meet Eugenie Constantine and see her bronze plate from Egypt. Continue reading
Meet Sheila Helprin and see the telegram sent by her grandparents when she left for Australia.
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!["I left Lebanon at the age of 16. I love adventure and exploration and took these binoculars with me. They are very special-from [my] grandfather to father, then my uncle [who] took possession because we were very little. By bringing them with me, I could explore the 'New World'!"](../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/binoculars-150x150.jpg)
Meet Chafic Ataya and see the binoculars he had on board the SS Misr 60 years ago. Continue reading
!["We bought this for our one year old child, Barbara, before we left Poland, in readiness for our journey to Australia. She had to wear it on many occasions to keep warm when we lived in sub-standard accommodation [in Sydney]. It reminds me of the good and bad times over many years and how fortunate we are to have survived and live in such a lovely country."](../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/photo21-150x150.jpg)
Meet Krystyna Cyron and see the coat her daughter wore on the journey to Australia from Poland in 1959. Continue reading
Meet Rosina Benevenuto and see the piano accordion her husband played as a shepherd in Italy.
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Meet Anna Iwanuscha and see her musical spinning wheel from Yugoslavia. Continue reading
Meet Teresa Iannelli and see her café latte cup from Italy. Continue reading
Meet Arthur Hill and see the spoon he used at Nazi concentration camps in Europe.
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Meet Sargon Hallaby and see his traditional Assyrian quilt from Iraq. Continue reading
!["Joe sat in the hot coals, in the fire, when he was a little baby, in Italy. Because he was saved and didn’t get burnt, we put him in the St Anthony’s clothes - he's the patron saint [for protecting children] - from Italy to Australia. I washed [the suit] before Mass in the boat."](../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/suit-150x150.jpg)
Meet Caterina Grippo and see the suit her son wore on the ship from Italy.
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Meet Alexandra Gilbert from the Ukraine and see the postcards she received as a forced labourer in Nazi Germany. Continue reading
Meet Anna Fox and see the hat she wore on her honeymoon en route to Australia in 1967. Continue reading
Meet Cecilia Dvikov and see the Slovenian-style wine press her father made when he arrived in Australia.
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Meet Douglas Dunley from Serbia and see his unused return visa from Communist Yugoslavia. Continue reading
Meet Paul Drexler and see his father’s fob-watch from Slovakia. Continue reading
Meet Ivan Devai and see the sailor bag which carried all his belongings to Australia in 1957.
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Meet Graziella Del Popolo and see her sheet set from Italy. Continue reading
Meet Tarsilla Cunial and see her dress design books from Italy. They were brought over for potential work opportunities and gave her the courage to come to Australia. Continue reading
Meet Antonio Cunial and see the barber’s tools he brought from Italy in 1948. Continue reading
