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of slovenian cultural background
family kitchen utensils from Slovenia
Anton Potocnik

Meet Anton Potocnik and see his family kitchen utensils from Slovenia.
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"When I returned to Slovenia, I visited my home town of Jesenice. I saw my first home and all these memories came flooding in. The address plate was about to come off, just hanging there, and so I collected it. It is the identical format to those made under Communist/Socialist Slovenia, with the street name and number in white on a red background."
Stephanie Jakovac

Meet Stephanie Jakovac and see the Communist-style address plate from her first home in Slovenia.
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"The wine press is made of wood and metal in a style typical of those used in Slovenia. My father made it soon after arriving in Australia and used it to crush grapes to make wine. The wine press is now in the possession of an Orange vigneron."
Cecilia Dvikov

Meet Cecilia Dvikov and see the Slovenian-style wine press her father made when he arrived in Australia.
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"I was given this photo when I was in Slovenia in 1998 by the little girl at the front! I remember it was summer [when] wheat is ripe and you cut it. All day I bended down [to] make bundles. It was hard work."
Rozalia Cetinich

Meet Rozalia Cetinich and see the post card of the Castel Bianco.

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