Kowulka - Final

Kowulka - Final
Alice continues the story of her husband Stan and the 18 other Polish migrants to Australia in 1949. All were in search of a home following the trauma of the Second World War.  
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A Quest For A Home - continuing Stan's story

A Quest For A Home - continuing Stan's story
Alice continues the story of her husband Stan and his Polish colleagues trying to make a life in Australia in 1949 after being relocated from Europe as Displaced Persons. The picture below shows them at the Komulka camp where they were given the task of building a railroad from the gypsum...
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Oh My God - Where Are We? Stan's story continued

Oh My God - Where Are We? Stan's story continued
Alice continues to relate the story of her late husband Stan Kowalski and his journey from Poland to South Australia. He and his Polish friends journey from Minnipa to Kowulka by rail, where they set up camp to work on the railway. Kowulka was in western South Australia past Ceduna, in...
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Stan's story - Port Lincoln and onwards 1949

Stan's story - Port Lincoln and onwards 1949
Still on the journey to Kowalka in May 1949, Stan and his Polish friends caught a coastal steamer called the MV Minnipa which took them across the Gulf to Port Lincoln to catch a train to take them to a place called Minnipa! This is the story of their journey across...
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Stan's Story - Woodside Immigration Camp

Stan's Story - Woodside Immigration Camp
Alice continues her story of Stan Domagalski, her late husband. and his journey from Poland to South Australia on the SS Goya (below).  Arriving in South Australia he was initially accommodated at the Woodside Army Camp with other post WWII migrants.    
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A World Event That Changed My Life - Post WW2 migration to Australia

A World Event That Changed My Life - Post WW2 migration to Australia
Alice continues the story of her husband's life after World War II.  Stan came to South Australia on the SS Goyer which brought 900 migrants to South Australia.   He was transferred to the Migrant Camp at Woodside and then given work by SA Railways.  With a group of 19 Polish...
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Stan's Journey Pt 3 - Displaced Person in Germany

Stan's Journey Pt 3 - Displaced Person in Germany
Alice relates Stan's journey at the end of World War II.  Being a displaced person in Germany he was put to work by a farmer and worked a Deutz Bulldog Tractor, an idential model of which is in the Koppio Museum Port Lincoln South Australia, imported to Australia in 1939 by...
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Stan's Journey - Working in Germany during the War

Alice continues her story from last week about her husband Stan and his experiences in Germany during WWII.
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My Marriage

My Marriage
Alice talks about her marriage to Stan, a Polish migrant, and the story he told her when he saw a Deutz 1938 tractor in the Edililie Museum. He remembers how a tractor like this saved his life during the final years of World War Two.
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Why I Am Who I Am

Alice shares her views on life and why she is where she is today.  
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Legacy Support For My Family

Legacy Support For My Family
In Australia Legacy means something very special. Legacy is a charity providing services to Australian families suffering financially and socially after the incapacitation or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their defence force service. Legacy currently (2013) cares for 100,000 widows and 1,900 children and disabled dependants throughout...
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Pre School Days

Alice's looks back upon certain aspects of her life - her unhappy preschool days, the bullying at school, teachers who lacked grace and how all of this influenced her later life.  
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Planning a Family

Planning a Family
Alice remembers how difficult it was to plan a family in the 1950's in rural South Australia.
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My Siblings

My Siblings
Alice recalls her childhood growing up in an extended family. Her father had been married before so Alice inherited other siblings.
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Grandparents

Grandparents
Alice recalls her grandparents. As she was reading her speech one of the other members of the Story Circle suddenly realised that she and Alice were second cousins - something neither of them knew!
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The Wildcat and The Chicken - a funny incident

The Wildcat and The Chicken - a funny incident
We all have funny incidents in our lives and Story Circle members were asked to recall a amusing story for their life. Alice came with one of the best...
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My Wedding and My Unusual Honeymoon

My Wedding and My Unusual Honeymoon
Alice goes on to tell the tale about her wedding and her unusual honeymoon..
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My Engagement and Wedding Preparations

My Engagement and Wedding Preparations
Getting engaged and preparing for the wedding are some of the biggest things in anyone's life. Alice recalls her engagement and wedding.
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Romance, Pen Friends & Future Spouse

Romance, Pen Friends & Future Spouse
How a broken romance led to a pen friend and a future spouse. Alice recalls those bitter sweet days.
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News Stories of the 1950's

News Stories of the 1950's
Alice recalls some of the news stories of the 1950's. Sir Thomas Playford the Premier of South Australia; the death of King George VI, the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the aboriginal tenor Harold Blair (pictured) are among those she mentions.
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