White painted Bakelite hard hat, Snowy Mountains Authority, Australia, c 1953-1954. Standard issue protective clothing for use on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric scheme. Continue reading
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German carpenter’s guild scarf, Hagama, Germany, 1945. Large scarf owned by Karl Rieck in which he carried his carpenters tools. Continue reading
Meet Ron Matthesius and see his 1960s German tiling trowel. Continue reading
The Broken Hill Ottoman Flag is rare being unique and one a few items from the New Years Day attack at Broken Hill in 1915. Continue reading
Cultural background: German
Place of origin: Germany
Date of arrival: 1950s
Interview of Paula Maly by her grandson Jeffrey Cleall, as part a school history assignment.
My Grandmother, Paula Berta Maly (nee Holona) was born in Oberhausen, Reinland, Germany, on 23rd March, 1931 to Emilie and Johann Holona. She was the youngest of seven children… Continue reading
Meet Alina Paczynski and see the communion bread the Red Cross sent to her husband’s POW camp in 1940. Continue reading
Meet Trudy Schilling and see the heating element and jug she used to make her own coffee at Bonegilla migrant hostel in 1959. Continue reading
The piano is historically significant as evidence of piano manufacturing in Australia prior to the World War I through to 1936, as it is possibly one of the last upright pianos, made by Carl von Heiden in his Sydney factory between 1904 and 1914. Continue reading
!["There were originally 60 or so German music records I carried over in my briefcase, but now I have only a dozen [and] they’re pretty worn out. They were songs we grew up with, and on hot summer nights in Bonegilla, it was wonderful to listen to our own music. I think it helped us bridge those first few months in Australia to get over our loneliness."](../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wolff-records-150x150.jpg)
Meet Harry Wolff and see the German records he played at Bonegilla migrant camp in 1966.
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The Villawood Migrant Hostel recipe books and dining equipment are historically significant as evidence of the daily ritual of communal dining at the Hostel from 1948 until the mid 1980s. Continue reading
The pincers are historically significant as they were made by Carl Konemann. The Konemanns’ are regarded as one of the early pioneering families in Fairfield, providing the essential services of horse shoeing, tool making and repairs and coach building. Continue reading
The Bier stein and eisstock game piece are social and culturally significant. The German-Austrian Society of Australia Club was formed to assist Post World War II migrants to resettle into suburban Fairfield community life between 1945 and 1960, and fulfil an important social and cultural role in an alienating culture. Continue reading
The 1831 convict brinks are historically significant because Horsley House is the only Australian colonial house that can be directly related to Anglo-Indian architecture. Continue reading
Meet Brunhilde Srejic and see the tools from Germany she hoped to use as a hairdresser in Australia.
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![Helen: "In 1989 we went to the Ukraine and my husband's [Sam] sister gave them to me. She had made them a long time ago."](../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lihos-dress-150x150.jpg)
Meet Helen Lihos and see her hand embroidered dress from the Ukraine. Continue reading
Meet Inga Krain and see her sugar cube holder from Germany. Continue reading
Meet Karl Karthauser and see the St. Christopher medal that saved his life in 1958.
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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 Peter Gwosdz and see the cassette tapes his parents sent from Germany.
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Meet Wilhelm & Hilde Bittkow and see their fridge. It was one of the first items they bought after arriving in Orange in 1953. Continue reading
Discover the 1865 painting of the entrance to Port Jackson titled Sydney Heads by German artist Eugene von Guérard. Continue reading
Discover the collection of objects from the German and Austrian refugees who transported to Australia on the SS Dunera and were later interred at Hay internment camp during World War II. Continue reading
See the electric guitar used by German born Ed Kuepper, legendary guitarist and song writher for the Saints and Laughing Clowns. The Saints feature on this Saturday’s episode of Classic Australian Albums on SBS television. Continue reading
The poster has historic value as evidence of post World War 2 mass migration and the attempt by the Australian government to build the nation’s population with European migrants. Continue reading
The coins have historic value as evidence of the events that surround the internment of POWs in Australia in World War 2 and the experience of the refugees and POWs life at the Hay POW camp. Continue reading
The German wagon in the Jindera collection is of historical significance as an unaltered original example of this style of wagon introduced to Australia by German settlers. Continue reading
Discover the timber cabin chest made in Germany from local timber. Continue reading
View the Jindera Pioneer Museum’s kitchen draining board associated with the local German community. Continue reading
The preserving pan is associated with the second phase of German farming and settlement in the Riverina and Australian domestic practice. Continue reading
The print of Kaiser Wilhelm II is significant for its associations with World War One and the surveillance and internment of members of the German community in the Riverina. Continue reading
