Belongings



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Maria Cebulski

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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Joe Cudars

Meet Joe Cudars from Latvia and see his tablespoon.


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Caterina Grippo

Meet Caterina Grippo and see the suit her son wore on the ship from Italy.


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Inga Krain

Meet Inga Krain and see her sugar cube holder from Germany.


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Stella Lakomy

Meet Stella Lakomy and see her rug with the Polish WW1 war hero.


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Frederick Mayer

Meet Frederick Mayer and see the photograph albums documenting his life until in the 1950s.


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Alina Paczynski

Meet Alina Paczynski and see the communion bread the Red Cross sent to her husband’s POW camp in 1940.


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Stefania Petryk

Meet Stefania Petryk and see the diary she has kept since coming to Australia in 1950.


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Teresa Pirrottina

Meet Teresa Pirrottina and see her cup and saucer from Italy.


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Zofia Radosz

Meet Zofia Radosz and see the handbag her mother was given en route to Gotha camp in Germany in 1944.