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who stayed at greta migrant accommodation


"I brought a clock at Cooma in the Snowy River back in 1953. The alarm would wake me each morning for work. It is a Cyma clock from Switzerland and I paid £15. It was a lot of money then. It is still working very well."
Domenico Sidonio

Meet Domenico Sidonio and see the clock that woke him up for work in the
Snowy Mountains in 1953.
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"We carried these things with us from Poland: a family prayer book from which the family prayed [and] my first Holy Communion bible."
Zofia Radosz

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

"My husband was a POW in Stalag 9c camp at Bad Sulza and his card is dated 3 November 1940."
Alina Paczynski

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

"This rug means a lot to me because my best friend gave it; she had it for a long time. It was made after World War One - the imagery is about the Polish war hero and soldier, Koscuszko."
Stella Lakomy

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

Meet Mihai Maghiaru and see the Communist flag he tore in the late 1940s. Continue reading →

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"The metal potato masher was used for making gnocci and brought over by my wife, Eufemia."
Domenico & Eufemia Benussi

Meet Eufemia Benussi and see the potato masher she brought over from Italy in 1955. Continue reading →



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