First Transport to Australia

05 April 2025

A distant, little-known land, by Viktoras Baltutis

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This is the introduction to an unpublished eulogy prepared by Viktoras Baltutis for Vilius Janonis, a First Transport passenger who died in ...
20 March 2025

My family's memories of Juozas Nakas (1923–1975) by Diana Bučiūtė

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Diana Buči ū tė,  who lives in Lithuania,  is a niece of Juozas Nakas.   Juozas Nakas was born on 17 March 1923, on a Lithuanian farm, as th...
10 March 2025

Algirdas Undzenas (1913 -1979): Lithuanian factory director by Rasa Ščevinskienė and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Algirdas Undzenas had been a factory director in his Lithuanian homeland. He graduated from the Birzai gymnasium (senior high school), the...
03 March 2025

Vincentas Jakimavičius (1927-1949): Motorcycle passenger death, by Daina Pocius

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Vincentas Jakimavičius was the pillion passenger of a motorcycle which hit a cow opposite the old store at Tarpeena in South Australia, at 1...
02 March 2025

Vytautas Skidzevičius (1924–1983): Little known brother, by Ann Tündern-Smith and Rasa Ščevinskienė

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Unlike his younger brother, Nikodemas , we know only the barest outline of the life of Vytautas Skidzevičius. He was born on 9 August 19...
26 February 2025

Domas Valancius (1922-1980): A wanderer who died young by Rasa Ščevinskienė and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Domas Valancius was born in Pauosniai village, Plunge district, Lithuania, on 21 June 1922, to peasant parents Jonas and Ona Valancius. On...
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