Meet Edda Marcuzzi and see the remaining item from her 24-piece cutlery set.
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I was born in 1935. My mother Caterina and I were originally from Pola in Istria, then in Italian territory. Continue reading
Meet Dagmar Kanck and see the sewing machine she brought with her from Norway to Broken Hill in 1952.
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!["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 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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!["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 Douglas Dunley from Serbia and see his unused return visa from Communist Yugoslavia. Continue reading
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
Meet Concetta Cosentino and see her cup and saucer from Italy.
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Meet Eleonora Conolly and see her mother’s serviette ring from Serbia.
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!["I was given this photo when I was in Slovenia in 1998 by the little girl at the front! I remember it was summer [when] wheat is ripe and you cut it. All day I bended down [to] make bundles. It was hard work."](../../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/slovenia-150x150.jpg)
Meet Rozalia Cetinich and see the post card of the Castel Bianco.
Meet Maria Cebulski and see the “Welcome to Australia” booklet given to passengers on her migration journey to Australia in 1950.
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Meet Anne Birdsey and hear her play her father’s piano accordion.
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Meet Eufemia Benussi and see the potato masher she brought over from Italy in 1955. Continue reading
Meet Gina Bortolin-Papa and see her woollen healing scarf.
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Meet Amelia Brinkis and see the saucepan made by fellow Latvians at their Displaced Persons’ camp. Continue reading
![Kate: "The apron is white cotton with rows of coloured cross-stich patterns embroidered on it and a broderie Anglaise border. I think my mother [Anna] took it with her when she was deported by the Germans from the Ukraine and sent to work in Austria."](../../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/babij-apron-150x150.jpg)
Meet Anna Babij and see her embroidered apron from the Ukraine.
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!["The house [at Corbie Hill] didn’t have electricity, a bathroom or hot running water. I used this big pasta saucepan from Italy to boil water to bath the kids. It turned out to be the best thing I could have bought. I lost the handles because I used it so much, so I found some wire and made some handles myself. "](../../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/saucepan-150x150.jpg)
Meet Domenica Artese and see the pasta saucepan from Italy she used to make bathwater for her kids when they arrived in Australia in 1955. Continue reading
Meet Franca Arena and see her letter from an Australian official in 1959. Franca was asked to give English lessons to Italian passengers on her boat to Australia. Continue reading
