I was a bit shy, especially when I first came. Dad took me down to the Billies (Alma Sporting Club) to have a drink. Everybody knew I was his son because they talked on the mine, you know. Dad was known as Big Tony. His friends came to me "Hello, Hello".
Ante Zaknich

The Yugoslavs, Italians and Greeks all stuck together because they were all very much in the same boat and were called grills and wogs. I can't really recall children from ethnic backgrounds having associations with Australians during my childhood. I'm not saying it didn't happen but we tended to stick with our own.
Alex Dennis

Ninety percent of our customers were Australians. All the footballers and their supporters drank at the All Nations and they were all like a big family. Then again, my wife and children were pleasant to the customers — same as me.
Ivan Vlatko

I was already thirty six years old when I arrived in Australia. I knew only fifty two words of English at that time. I could have learned English during those four years at the camp but, you see, we had no home! We didn't know if we would be accepted in Australia or the United States or wherever.
Luka Oreb

My Grandfather, Emanuel Pedergnana, had his grocery shop in Piper Street where mostly all the Italians and Yugoslavs lived. He was well-known and respected and they all supported him. The name Pedergnana in Broken Hill, even to this generation, is still well-known.
Reg Pedergnana

When the kids went to school, I worked at the tuck shop. That helped me become part of the community. Saverina Dall'Armi