Paula Maly (nee Holona) Tell Us Your Story

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

1904 Fairfield Von Heiden Upright Piano

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

1990 Fairfield Oktoberfest Beer Stein

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

1975 Ed Kuepper’s Valeno Guitar

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

1948 Emigration Poster

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

1940 Hay POW Camp Coins

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