Meet Barbara Varela and see the bedspread she made in Greece with her mother for her glory box. Continue reading
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Meet Billi Turney and see the glass powder bowl she received from her brother for her 21st birthday during World War Two in England. Continue reading
Meet Anton Potocnik and see his family kitchen utensils from Slovenia.
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Meet Mick Mesic and see his plate from Croatia. Continue reading
Meet Julie Mesic and see her St Nicholas figurine from Croatia.
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Meet Hans Kaiser from Tweed Heads and see his mother’s see his miniature cow bells from Austria.
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Meet Anna Iwanuscha and see her musical spinning wheel from Yugoslavia. 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 Maria Goulding and she her Dutch coffee pot.
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Meet Baukje den Exter and see the sewing box her brother gave her from Indonesia.
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