Researching Lithuanians in South Australia has revealed some surprising finds. Its not secret stuff but because I didn't know I found it surprising. Several well known South Australian men married Lithuanian women. I speak of Rod Sawford's (Labor MP) wife Aldona, Silvio Apponyi's (sculptor) wife Natalija, and Jurate wife of famous Hilton Hotel chef Cheong Liew. I am sure there are many more I have yet to discover.
From camp barracks to living free in Australia part V
Part V of the Binkevicius journey to Australia. August 12, 1949 was the day that everyone in the camp had been anticipating for days. Ther...
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There are several places to search if you are trying to find information on someone who worked on Snowy Mountain. A reference in a previou...
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Yesterday at the Adelaide Lithuanian House we celebrated the arrival of the General Stuart Heintzelman ship 70 years ago. Below is the sp... -
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was one of the largest engineering ever undertaken in the world. It is the most complex, multi...
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