Showing posts with label oranges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oranges. Show all posts
22 August 2025

Beginning Life in Australia, by Viltis Salytė-Kružienė, translated by Daina Pocius

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These are excerpts from a speech by Viltis Salytė-Kružienė on 6 July 1997 at Melbourne Lithuanian House for Lithuanian National...
21 July 2025

Gunars Berzzarins OAM (1925-2015): Chess champion, accountant, journalist, by Ann Tündern-Smith

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Gunars, chess champion, arrives in Australia Gunars Berzzarins was singled out by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper in its 8 December 19...
27 June 2025

Roberts Miezitis, who was thankful, by Ann Tündern-Smith

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Born in 1909, Latvian Roberts Miezitis was one of the older passengers on the First Transport, the USAT General Stuart Heintzelman.  His spo...
29 June 2023

"You Are Welcome in Australia" with Daina Pocius

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Daina has found an undated, unsourced news clipping, about the Lithuanian First Transporters' first couple of days in Australia after th...
02 January 2023

Bonegilla 1947-1948: Two More Weeks, from January 14 to Australia Day by Endrius "Andrew" Jankus

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This is the sixth part of the recollections of Endrius Jankus, a Lithuanian refugee who arrived in Australia on the First Transport, the Gen...
31 December 2022

Bonegilla 1947-1948: Boxing Day to New Year's Eve (December 26-31) by Endrius "Andrew" Jankus

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This is the fourth part of the recollections of Endrius Jankus, a Lithuanian refugee who arrived in Australia on the First Transport, the  G...