Migration Stories

Coming from Macedonia to Australia

Coming from Macedonia to Australia Read the Macedonian version of this story Author: Michael Vrtkovski Storyteller: Peter Vrtkovski Community Language School: "Goce Delcev" Macedonian School, Newcastle Main School: Wirreanda PS Our son and daughter had already moved to Australia. We decided to follow. Michael Vrtkovski Where do you come from? Charlija was my home. It [...]

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Coming from The Philippines to Australia – Maria Christina Wallace

» Read the Tagalog version of this story Author: Maria Christina Wallace Storyteller: Librada Bender Community Language School: The School of Philippine Studies Main School: Glendale High School Australia seemed such a nice place to live with my Australian husband. Where do you come from? I came from Northern Luzon in the Philippines. Describe the [...]

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Coming to Australia

Coming to Australia Read the Hindi version of this story Author: Siddanta Sharma Storyteller: Siddanta Sharma Community Language School: Indo-Aust Balbaparathi Vidyalaya-Hindi School Inc Main School: Waitara Public school We came seeking more opportunities From here to there My dwelling I was born in the ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES NEW DELHI INDIA on [...]

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Constance Nungulla McDonald

Constance Nungulla McDonald 10 Stories From Bankstown As part of 10 Stories from Bankstown, Bankstown City Council’s Community Harmony project, Olivia interviews Constance Nungulla McDonald, honorary Aboriginal elder (by proxy) for the Bankstown area. Constance was born in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and has lived in Bankstown for the last 20 years. Firstly, [...]

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Desiderius Orban

Cultural background: Hungarian Place of origin: Budapest, Hungary Date of arrival: 1939 Desiderius Orban (26Nov1884 – 4Oct1986) – yesteryear’s migrant, a renowned Hungarian-born Australian painter, textile designer, & art teacher who started off in Australia as a humble but unknown artist. Born Orbán Dezsõ in Gyõr, Hungary, in 1884, he was from a long line [...]

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Devi Bala

Devi Bala arrived in Australia in September 1972 from Jaffna, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) with her three children, to join her husband who had come earlier that year. Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersTweet about it

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Differences between Spain and Wollongong

» Read the Spanish version of this story Author: Mikael Arroyo Storyteller: Mikael's parents Community Language School: Wollongong Spanish School Main School: Saint Joseph's Regional School Observations by my parents of differences between life in Spain and Australia. When my parents came to Australia, they noticed a big difference between the two countries. Australia was [...]

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Dorrie Portegies

Meet Dorrie Portegies and see the ukulele her husband made in Indonesia in 1948.

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Douglas Dunley

Meet Douglas Dunley from Serbia and see his unused return visa from Communist Yugoslavia.

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Dragoslava Williams

Meet Draga Williams and see the first embroidery sampler she made in 1945 at a Displaced Persons’ camp in Egypt.

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Edda Marcuzzi

Meet Edda Marcuzzi and see the remaining item from her 24-piece cutlery set.

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Eddie Baker

Meet Eddie Baker and see his letter from the British Royal family in 1937, accepting he be named after the Duke of Windsor.

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Egon Kunz

Cultural background: Hungarian Place of origin: Budapest, Hungary Date of arrival: 1949 Egon Kunz was born into a prominent Budapest merchant family. Two devastating events marred his childhood: his parent’s divorce and the collapse of the family business Jozsef Kunz & Company. Egon completed his secondary studies in 1940. He was conscripted into the Hungarian [...]

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Eleonora Conolly

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

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Elisa Pizzuti

Meet Elisa Pizzuti and see the bust her husband sculpted of her in Italy in the late 1940s.

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Elizabeth Collins *

10 Stories From Bankstown As part of 10 Stories from Bankstown, Bankstown City Council’s Community Harmony project, Sylwia interviews Elizabeth Collins*, a local resident. Of Irish ancestry, Elizabeth was born in north west Tasmania in 1921. Tell me about your early family life. My mother was 43 when I was born and I was her [...]

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Elizabeth Mergl

Meet Elizabeth Mergl and see the clock she used to time feeding her baby son as they fled from Hungary to Austria in 1944.

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Esther Katz

Meet Esther Katz and see her boat tickets from South Africa to Australia in 1960.

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Eugenie Constantine

Meet Eugenie Constantine and see her bronze plate from Egypt.

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Families Of Fortune (Video)

Chinese migrants to the Tweed established themselves as market gardeners, banana growers, cooks, herbalists and shopkeepers. Personal stories and photos are recorded in this documentary.

A Tweed River Regional Museum and the NSW Migration Heritage Centre video.

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Federico Di Campli

Author: Federico Di Campli,  Italian community , George Hanna Memorial Museum It was 1956. I was 21. I left Lanciano, Italy with one wooden suitcase full of my belongings. The Australian consulate was looking for workers to go to Australia on work contracts. I was young and looking for a future. So I decided to [...]

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Ferdi Boers

Meet Ferdi Boers and see the clarinet he brought over from Holland.

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Frank L Scicluna

Name Frank L Scicluna Birthplace Vittoriosa, Malta Lives Adelaide, Australia Your organisation/community Maltese Community Council of South Australia Profile I was born in Vittoriosa (Birgu) Malta but spent most of my childhood and youth at Santa Venera. I migrated to Australia in 1965 and commenced my teaching career at Simon Stock College, Wentworthville, New South [...]

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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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From Abbazia, Italy to Australia – Michael Strazzari

» Read the Italian version of this story Author: Michael Strazzari Storyteller: Silvano Strazzari Community Language School: Italian Community School, Newcastle Main School: Merewether Heights Primary School Silvano Strazzari, a member of the NSW Community Languages Schools Board is interviewed by his seven year old grandson Michael Strazzari. Where do you come from? I come [...]

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From Cyprus to Australia

» Read the Greek version of this story Author: Christina Gregoziou Storyteller: Gregory Gregoziou Community Language School: Hellenic Orthodox Community of Bexley North and Districts Main School: Kingsgrove Public School The journey of my father to Australia. Life in Cyprus My parents come from Cyprus. My dad came from a small village that had about [...]

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From Cyprus to Wollongong

» Read the Greek version of this story Author: Sam Patrinos Storyteller: Andriani Gregariou Community Language School: Wollongong Greek School Main School: Wollongong High School An interview with my grandmother about his life. Where did you come from? I came from a small island country called Cyprus, in the Mediterranean sea. My village was called [...]

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From Delhi to Pennant Hills

» Read the Hindi version of this story Author: Jasmine Sodhi Storyteller: Jasmine Sodhi Community Language School: Indo-Aust Bal Bharathi Vidyalaya-Hindi School Inc Main School: Pennant Hills Primary I came to Australia for a better life. From here to there In 2001 march we came from India to Australia. I was 8 years old and [...]

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From Malta to Australia

These interviews were conducted by students of Skola Maltija Sydney as part of a project called Minn Malta ghall-Awstralja (From Malta to Australia).   Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersTweet about it

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From Manila to Medowie

» Read the Tagalog version of this story Author: Melinda Lidbetter Storyteller: Mrs Clavel Pritchard Community Language School: The School of Philippine Studies Main School: Hunter Performing Arts High School Marrying an Australian meant moving to Australia. What an adventure. 1. Q … Where do you come from? A … I came from the Philippines. [...]

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