Australian Lithuanian History

SA Camp Receives 907 Migrants The first contingent of displaced persons to be sent direct to South Australia reached Woodside camp yesterday, weary but happy to be in Australia after months and years of waiting in Europe. There were a few tears, but mostly beaming smiles., and in half a dozen tongues the newcomers anxiously enquired about friends and relatives who had come to Australia in earlier ships. The migrants, all from DP camps in the British sector of Germany, came from Naples in the Norwegian motorship Goya which berthed at Outer Harbor yesterday a week ahead of schedule. The contingent comprised 907 men, women and children of 11 nationalities—438 Poles, 143 Latvians. 98 Lithuanians, 92 Yugoslavs, 51 Esthonians, 38 Ukrainians, 24 Hungarians, 10 Russians, eight Czechoslovakians, four Germans and one Rumanian. They said that the voyage had been a happy one. Food on the ship had been consistently good and their quarters—dormitories of 40 to 45 beds—clean and comfortable. Each man...

Rosum’s Universal Robots R.U.R by K Capek Performed in Adelaide 1953 Produced by: J Gucius Artist: A Marciulionis Cast: Harry Domin, General Manager RUR: V. Ratkevicius Dr Fabby, Chief Engineer RUR: Z. Kucinksas Dr Gall Chief physiologist of RUR : B. Rainys Dr Helman, Chief psychologist of RUR: A Petrikas J. Berman, Business manager of RUR: A. Gutis Alquist, that architect of RUR : N. Skidzevicius Ellen Glory: G. Matulevicius (pictured) Emma her maidservant: S. Kanas Marius, a robot : A. Trinka Radius, a robot : V. Uzubalis Primus, a r...

The Lithuanian Theatre Studio 1953 (Adelaide) --> From left front row: P Kanas, ….A Rukstele (artist), S. Kaniene , B. Rainys, A. Gutis, G. Matuleviciene, J. Gucius Second row: L or Z Kucinskas, A. Trinka, ….. Pukelis, V. Uzubalis, B. Baksinskas, J. Naujalis Third row: V. Ratkevicius, N. Skidzevicius , L. Kamazinas First row between B. Rainy and A. Gucius, A. Petrikas --> Derek Van Abbe wrote a letter of thanks to Mr Gucius for the opportunity to see the play “School for wives”. He writes “ I am always impressed with the faithfulness with which European dramatic groups keep on the traditions of the “grand style”, this is something which Australians have lost.