First Transport to Australia

20 December 2022

Bonegilla 1947-1948: The First Five Days (December 7-11) by Endrius "Andrew" Jankus

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Endrius Jankus, known as Andrew in Australia, was born on 7 July 1929 in Draverna, a village near the Lithuanian coastal town of Klaip ėda i...
19 December 2022

How a Lithuanian Boy Became a Refugee in Australia

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The Melbourne Catholic newspaper, the Advocate , published on 12 February 1948 an article from a  Bonegilla camp  staff member written on 21...
13 December 2022

From a Lithuanian farm to Australian lawyer: Stasys Čibiras (1923-2012) by Daina Pocius and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Updated 4 August 2024 and 19 July 2025. Stasys Čibiras was born on a farm in Lithuania but retired from a law practice in South Australia. ...
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10 December 2022

The only Australian aboard our Heintzelman voyage, Edna Davis (1906-1985), by Ann Tündern-Smith

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Updated 20 November 2023 There was one Australian aboard the November 1947 voyage of the  Heintzelman   from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Freman...
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