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Greta Migrant Camp - Elly Slechter - 1988
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SummaryInterview by Cynthia Barker in 1988 with Elly Slechter about immigration of displaced persons to Australia, and speaks specifically about Greta Camp in the Hunter Valley.
Elly and her husband were displaced persons in 1950 in Europe, they came to Australia's Greta Camp where they stayed for 7 months. She describes these months when her husband was away at work and she had given birth to her son at the camp's hospital.
Despite facing many hardships and difficulties initially, Elly says that the life they made for themselves in Australia had been a good one and that they were content and happy living with their son and grandchildren.
SubjectSlechter, EllyImmigrationGreta CampPersonBarker, CynthiaSlechter, EllyInterview logDate Created1988Location[1] Greta, NSWIdentifierA7462 (ix)_Slechter
Elly and her husband were displaced persons in 1950 in Europe, they came to Australia's Greta Camp where they stayed for 7 months. She describes these months when her husband was away at work and she had given birth to her son at the camp's hospital.
Despite facing many hardships and difficulties initially, Elly says that the life they made for themselves in Australia had been a good one and that they were content and happy living with their son and grandchildren.
SubjectSlechter, EllyImmigrationGreta CampPersonBarker, CynthiaSlechter, EllyInterview logDate Created1988Location[1] Greta, NSWIdentifierA7462 (ix)_Slechterloading google map....
Greta Migrant Camp - Elly Slechter - 1988, [A7462 (ix)_Slechter]. Living Histories, accessed 09/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/76807