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kabre

I was wondering how many people met their spouse, current or not, on or through a migrant hostel. I've spoken to a few who met this way.
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Kevin Brett. Wacol Migrant Hostel 1964-66

jenny

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know my eldest brother Alan Foster met his wife Marion Rowsell, on the Dundas hostel. We were there 1955 - 1958.
Alan tells it like this. The evening we arrived, we disembarked off the bus and Alan saw this lovely blonde girl watching the new arrivals and he fell madly in love. They married a few years later, had 5 children and now have grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sadly Marion passed away about 3-4 years ago.
We all came to NZ in 1965 and have come to enjoy ( apart from the cold ) our beautiful little country.

I am so enjoying reading all the tid bits about peoples lives on an Immigration Hostel.
Cheers
Jenny Gray ( nee Foster)
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Jenny Gray

aussietrekker · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject:

Aw, what a beautiful story!

GinaKate · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:34 am Post subject:

I was on Dundas Hostel in 1965, I don't know any stories as nice as this one, but during my stay there was at least eight couples I can name who met at Dundas, and married. Four I know of are still together today.

jenny · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:31 am Post subject:

Hi GinaKate,

Yes it is a lovely story. Alan has a friend in NSW, Norm Woollard who married his sweetheart from the hostel. Her name is June ( don't know her maiden name). They are still together and goodness knows who else married from Dundas. It's amazing isn't it how many people met whilst on the hostel and later married those same people.
I was only 6 when we arrived there, but I do remember a little boy named Stuart McGregor,who was Scottish. He was rather cute.
Wonder where he is now?
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Jenny Gray

geoff hudson

GinaKate · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:40 am Post subject:

Geoff, I must have been around or just after you. It has been 49 years this coming January when we first arrived there.

GinaKate · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:45 am Post subject:

And Jenny, are you sure the boy's name was Stuart?
There was a Scottish family by the name of McGregor on the hostel, they were there for about seven years. The boys were James and Derek though. In fact these are two of the ones I was referring to as meeting their partners on Dundas and marrying. My sister still has contact with part of this family.