The rich memories of Peter Razeng at Bonegilla
Bonegilla Migrant Experience
Peter Razeng’s first impressions when he arrived in Australia were of the open space, sunshine and the lovely sounds of the kookaburras and magpies.
"They called it a cackleberry, the kookaburra, because it...
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A young woman’s journey to Bonegilla
Bonegilla Migrant Experience
In 1944, Helena Gimis - better known as Marga - was living in Ogre, Latvia, with her husband Verners and infant daughter Anita. She was also pregnant with a son, Aldis, to be born in March of 1945.
Marga had grown...
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