First Transport to Australia
24 December 2024
"General Stuart Heintzelman" Passengers Reach Australia: the Official Report with Comments by Ann Tündern-Smith
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In my very first blog entry more than 4 years ago now, I advised that Australia's first refugees from World War II in Europe had reache...
22 December 2024
"General Stuart Heintzelman” men to Iron Knob, South Australia, by Ann Tündern-Smith
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Updated 30 June 2025 The harsh desert area around Iron Knob is Banggarla Aboriginal country. The first European known to pass through the ar...
21 December 2024
Romualdas Zeronas (1922-1995): Why Tiger? by Rasa Ščevinskienė with Ann Tündern-Smith
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Updated 30 December 2024 When my grandfather, Adomas Ivanauskas, was sent to Iron Knob in South Australia to work for BHP’s predecessor, he...
29 October 2024
Hugo Jakobsen (1919-2010): Leader and Teacher by Ann Tündern-Smith
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Updated 16 December 2024 Hugo Jakobsen obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma of Education soon after coming to Australia as a ref...
Helmuts Oskars Upe (1926-2018): Sheet Metal Worker by Ann Tündern-Smith
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Helmuts Upe was easier to track down than many other First Transport arrivals because he was married to a cousin of a Dutch-born friend of m...
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