I havn,t always lived in Australia, we came here my Mum and older sister on the ship Sibayak in 1950, my Dad had immigrated a year before to "get things ready for his family" I was four my sister 7, I don,t remember much about the long 6 week ship journey, but I do remember our departure.
Our close relatives were on the dock and we, that is my sister and I, a bag of speckled sugar coated almonds, lots of soft colours, this was very special for us as just coming out of the war years, luxuries were in scarce supply, and then each of us was given something I will never forget, a little metal car, I remember one was red the other blue, that was incredible, so exciting! Then the long voyage began away from our homeland Holland.
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Isnt it amazing how we remember little things. I feel so sorry for your family left in Holland, that you never got to know them. They must have been nice people to come to see you all off.
ReplyDeleteYes it,s only now at the grand age of sixtyish that I realise how awful it is that we never kept in touch, I plan to put that to rights next year when I hope to visit my homeland
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