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view stories of migrants
who arrived in Australia in 1953
"It was hard to have left my mother. She took it pretty hard. There's these things from my mother – these little bells. I look at them and remember her."
Johann Kaiser

Meet Hans Kaiser from Tweed Heads and see his mother’s see his miniature cow bells from Austria.
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"That was one of the main items we brought because coffee was very much drunk in Holland. Bringing it over here and using it again in Australia brought back memories of Holland, I guess - the family mealtimes, the smell of the coffee."
Maria Goulding

Meet Maria Goulding and she her Dutch coffee pot.
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"The pestle is about 18 cm long and mortar about 14 cm diameter. They were brought to Australia by my mother on our migration journey. We thought there were no Egyptian utensils in Australia."
Nicholas Burgeia

Meet Nicholas Burgeia and see his mother’s brass pestle and mortar from Egypt.
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"This refrigerator was virtually the first item we bought after arriving in Orange in 1953. It cost £140. More than 50 years later the refrigerator is in our garage and is used as a drinks' fridge."
Wilhelm & Hilde Bittkow

Meet Wilhelm & Hilde Bittkow and see their fridge. It was one of the first items they bought after arriving in Orange in 1953. Continue reading →



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