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Anna & Kate Babij

Meet Anna Babij and see her embroidered apron from the Ukraine.


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Anne Marie Birdsey

Meet Anne Birdsey and hear her play her father’s piano accordion.


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John Bojko

Meet John Bojko and see the wallet he carried with him through the Ukraine, Germany and France during WW2.


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Amelia Brinkis

Meet Amelia Brinkis and see the saucepan made by fellow Latvians at their Displaced Persons’ camp.


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Olga Burger

Meet Olga Burger and see the camphor boxes she bought in 1949 whilst departing China for the Philippines.


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Rozalia Cetinich

Meet Rozalia Cetinich and see the post card of the Castel Bianco.


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Eleonora Conolly

Meet Eleonora Conolly and see her mother’s serviette ring from Serbia.


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George Coutsoumbes

Meet George Coutsoumbes and see the stitching machine he used in his bootmaking shop in Broken Hill in the 1950s.


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Joe & Tarsilla Cunial

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.


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Teresa Iannelli

Meet Teresa Iannelli and see her café latte cup from Italy.