Polish Themes : polish stories archive - Belongings: Post World War 2 migration memories & journeys

NSW Migration Heritage Centre: ‘Polish’

Year of arrival: 1973 Place of Departure: Poland Cultural background: Polish

Meet Anna Grenadier and see the vase and flower her mother gave her before she left Poland in 1973.

Year of arrival: 1947 Place of Departure: Italy Cultural background: Jewish, Polish

Meet Arthur Hill and see the spoon he used at Nazi concentration camps in Europe.

Year of arrival: 1950 Place of Departure: Italy Poland Cultural background: Polish

Meet Maria Cebulski and see the “Welcome to Australia” booklet given to passengers on her migration journey to Australia in 1950.