Meet Walter Schmied and see his plane from Austria. It was also used to build his first home in Australia in the 1960s. Continue reading
Meet Ann Cusack and see the map she drew at her Greek school in Egypt in the mid-1950s. Continue reading
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Meet Denis Donovan and his hurley stick from Ireland.
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Meet Emilia Pastore and see the mate set she brought from Uruguay in 1973.
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Meet Momchilo Sedlan and see his traditional Serbian shoes.
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Meet Manuela Provenzano and see the plate warmer she mistakenly bought to cook food with at Cabramatta migrant hostel in 1972. Continue reading
Meet Vera Faludi and see the Bulgarian paintings she brought with her from Chile in 1971. Continue reading
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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Meet Olga Burger and see the camphor boxes she bought in 1949 whilst departing China for the Philippines. Continue reading
Meet Barbara Varela and see the bedspread she made in Greece with her mother for her glory box. Continue reading
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 Maririta Torsello and see her mother’s snake made from WW2 hand grenades. Continue reading
!["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
Meet Silvana Toia and see her childhood embroidery loom from Italy, brought to Australia by her mother.
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Meet Brunhilde Srejic and see the tools from Germany she hoped to use as a hairdresser in Australia.
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Meet Helen Sowada and see the koala bear her husband gave her as a leaving gift as he left to work in the Snowy Mountains in 1957. Continue reading
Meet Tony Sorge and see the marbles his kids played with at Endeavour migrant hostel in Sydney in 1973. Continue reading
!["I was a girl guide for a long time, from primary school, [and] continued on as assistant scout master for the cubs. When I left Hong Kong the boy scout group gave me this little statue as a bon voyage [gift]. It's got my name there, "Helen Sham". I've kept this statue for over 45 years [and] am still very active with Lions, girl guides, boy scouts. Reflecting now, I think my girl guide training gave me the community spirit and confidence in being a leader."](../../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/scout-150x150.jpg)
Meet Helen Sham-Ho and see her scout statue from Hong Kong.
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Meet Marie Sekutkovski and see her husband’s ruler. It was given to him on his voyage to Australia and was used at his first tailor’s shop in Orange.
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Meet Hank Runeman and see the marquetry picture made by his grandfather in Holland.
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Meet Nino Rombola and see his farm hoe from Italy.
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Meet Alexandra Rezko and see her father’s scythe from Germany.
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!["We stuffed the cover [with wool] so we would have a bed to sleep on. I always found it funny that we bought wool to Australia where so much wool was produced."](../../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wool-150x150.jpg)
Meet Antonio Punturiero and see the wool his family brought from Italy in the late 1940s.
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Meet Anton Potocnik and see his family kitchen utensils from Slovenia.
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Meet Dorrie Portegies and see the ukulele her husband made in Indonesia in 1948.
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Meet Fella Porcu and see the sheets she hand-made in Italy.
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Meet Elisa Pizzuti and see the bust her husband sculpted of her in Italy in the late 1940s. Continue reading
Meet Teresa Pirrottina and see her cup and saucer from Italy.
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