!["The tablecloth is very special. When Princess Elizabeth of England was getting married in November 1947, the ladies in the [DP] camp decided to make her a present. They, including my mother, embroidered a beautiful little tablecloth. My mother copied that pattern and reproduced [it]."](../cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/simanowsky-tablecloth-150x150.jpg)
Meet Helen Simanowsky and see the blouse her mother made from a scarf given by German soldiers during WW2. Continue reading
view stories of migrants
who arrived in Australia in 1948
who arrived in Australia in 1948
Meet Nino Rombola and see his farm hoe from Italy.
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Meet Draga Williams and see the first embroidery sampler she made in 1945 at a Displaced Persons’ camp in Egypt. Continue reading
Meet Paul Drexler and see his father’s fob-watch from Slovakia. Continue reading
Meet Antonio Cunial and see the barber’s tools he brought from Italy in 1948. Continue reading
!["At Fairbridge Farm, the children just had stainless steel plates but staff had china [with] the Fairbridge emblem stamped on them. When the farm closed down in '74, [they] were auctioned."](../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/plate-150x150.jpg)
Meet Eddie Baker and see his letter from the British Royal family in 1937, accepting he be named after the Duke of Windsor. Continue reading
