13 May 2024

Balts at Bangham (1948-49): Photographs, by Ann Tündern-Smith and Tatyana Tamm

Updated 26 May 2024.

Tatyana Tamm kindly has supplied a number of photographs of the Displaced Persons sent to work at Bangham, South Australia, for the South Australian Railways.  

Of course, we no longer know who is in them.  I you recognise anyone, please contact us through the General Stuart Heintzelman/First Transport Facebook group or comment below.

Double click on the photos to view enlargements.

This June 1948 photo may well include
Displaced Persons who arrived on 3 later transports
(the name they gave to the ships bringing them to Australia,
since the first 4 were United States Army Transports);
identification may be easier using the enlargement below

Note that these men seem be about to be transported on a flat rail wagon
with no sides and, as the sign says, No Hand Brake —
good luck is needed urgently

Are these Bangham men cooking up something, or doing the laundry?

Bath time at Bangham

Another June 1948 photo: is this group about to board more transport to work,
at least with sides this time? 

And another June 1948 photo:
do your recognise anyone?