Showing posts with label General Stuart Heintzelman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Stuart Heintzelman. Show all posts
12 February 2025

Arthur Calwell's Letter of Welcome to the New Australians

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This carbon copy of a letter from Arthur Calwell is undated, but the Perth address of the Department of Immigration must have been typed ove...
28 January 2025

Vladas Mozuraitis (1922-2007): From Farmer to Jack of Many Trades by Daina Pocius

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Updated 3 February 2025 Born in Keturvalakiai, a small town in Marijampolė County, in southwestern Lithuania, on 8 April 1922, Vladas Moz...
25 January 2025

Juozas Šuopys (1913–1997): Farm Boy to Family Support by Daina Pocius

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Updated 7 April 2025 Juozas Šuopys was born on a large farm in the village of Skaisgiriai, Sintautai district, Šakiai county in Lithuania on...
24 January 2025

Alfonsas Ragauskas (1914–1988): First Transporter Who Overcame Obstacles by Daina Pocius and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Updated 9 February and 6 April 2025 Alfonsas, known as Alf, was born on 19 January 1914 in Šiauliai, in the Lithuanian district of Joniskis,...
17 January 2025

Kazimieras Balkauskas (1921–1986): Aussie farmer and first responder, by Daina Pocius

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First Transport refugee, Kazimieras or Kazys Balkauskas grew up on a Lithuanian farm and was able to continue the farming life in Australia...

Vaclavs Kozlovakis' Time in Bonegilla to 31 December 1947, translated by Monika Kozlovskis with Janis Sakurovs

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BONEGILLA, 11.12.47, Thurs. In the morning my lungs were x-rayed, then I went into another room where my English skills were evaluated.  I ...
16 January 2025

Vaclavs Kozlovskis reaches Australia and stays in Perth, translated by Monika Kozlovskis with Janis Sakurovs

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Updated 17 January 2025 INDIAN OCEAN, 22.11.47, Sat. Today my head felt quite heavy, it seems such lurching doesn’t do me much good. In th...
04 January 2025

Vaclavs Kozlovskis' Journey from Gibraltar to Colombo on the "Heintzelman" translated by Monika Kozlovskis with Janis Sakurovs

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA, 4.11.47, Tues. We’re now tossing on the blue waters of the Mediterranean. It’s become so warm that sitting on the deck ...