First Transport to Australia

13 August 2025

The Electrona Carbide Factory, by Ann Tündern-Smith

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Eight First Transport Men to Electrona We’ve just had an entry about Jonas Motiejūnas , the leader of the Lithuanian men on the First Tran...

Jonas Motiejūnas (1921–2004): The Lithuanian Leader Who Left, by Rasa Ščevinskienė and Ann Tündern-Smith

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The Photographs Two photographs of two Lithuanians with Australia’s first Minister for Immigration, Arthur Calwell, are used frequen...
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08 August 2025

Kostas Bušma: Another man in a photo by Rasa Ščevinskienė and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Updated 11 August 2025. Kostas Bušma is third from the right in this photograph sent to his family in Lithuania by Rasa’s grandfather, Adoma...
02 August 2025

Juozas Abromaitis: The unknown man in the photo by Rasa Ščevinskiene and Ann Tündern-Smith

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Rasa has worked out that Juozas Abromaitis is the middle of the three men in the photograph sent by her grandfather Adomas Ivanauskas from A...
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...
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