First Transport to Australia
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 ...
03 January 2025
Vaclavs Kozlovskis' Journey from Germany to the Mediterranean on the "Heintzelman", translated by Monika Kozlovskis with Janis Sakurovs
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Updated 4 January, 5 January and 15 January 2025 NOTE: Vaclavs* Kozlovskis was just 23 when he kept this diary of his journey to Australia ...
31 December 2024
Jonas Strankauskas (1916 – 1987), Generous Donor and Lover of the Lithuanian Press by Rasa Ščevinskienė
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Updated 19 January, 25 January, 7 February and 2 May 2025. First Transport passenger Jonas Strankauskas was born in Virbaliūnai village, Kau...
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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...
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