Greta migrant camp Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Krystyna over the years. Photos supplied by Krystyna and her son Alex.

Krystyna’s dancing journey from Greta Migrant Camp to Sydney’s Chequers Nightclub

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:December 29, 2020
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Vintage Photographs and Photography

Krystyna Kurzydlo was six-and-a-half when she arrived in Australia in 1950. Her Polish parents had been forced labourers of the German Nazi regime during World War II, and were anxious…

Eastern European migrants arrive in Newcastle NSW on the Fairsea, 1949.

A family’s journey from postwar Bremen to Greta migrant camp

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:May 2, 2019
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

During World War II Australia’s industrial infrastructure received an impressive boost, as the nation fought to make itself defensible against Japan and to become as self-sufficient as it could. Much…