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Hedwig · New Member Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Location: NSW

Hello,
I'm new to this wonderful forum and stumbled upon it by chance when looking up information for a university assignment. I am a student of Wollongong University and doing a research project for part of the Migration Heritage Project as part of my studies. I have chosen migrant accommodation as my topic and require people who were residents at any of the three hostels for recorded interviews about their experiences. There are some amazing stories that come from there, and I have a rather personal interest as well as an academic one, as my grandmother and grandfather were German and Polish migrants who stayed at Fairy Meadow hostel in the early '50's. (I use my grandmother's first name for this forum)
Your help, if you are able, would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Kind regards,
Ali

Len · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject:

Hi Ali
Welcome to the forums and I�m glad you managed to get in eventually. Mr. Green

Good luck with your project, I hope we can help ya.

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Hedwig · New Member Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Location: NSW

Hi Len,
Thank you! I look forward to chatting to you all,
Very Happy

Ali

eldeak · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: Hi Ali

I was at the Midway Migrant Hostel in 1983 as a 6 year old and I have heaps of memories from that time. I can describe the accommodation from my perspective but can also put you in touch with my parents if that's more suitable.

My family left Hungary in 1982, spent 11 months in Austria and we were accepted as refugees by Australia and arrived in March 1983.

Good luck with the assignment and let me know if I can help.
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Eleonora
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