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view stories of migrants
who stayed at orange migrant accommodation


"I played this old clarinet in Holland. It no longer can be played but I've kept it for sentimental reasons."
Ferdi Boers

Meet Ferdi Boers and see the clarinet he brought over from Holland.
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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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Ingrid Cohen
George Coutsoumbes
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Walter Schmied
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