Today, 25 September 2020, marks the 80th anniversary of my father, George, and his parents, Minna and Eugene, arriving in Australia. We all have an interesting story to tell about how we ended up in Australia. 1/14

We are all migrants to this land and should celebrate these stories whilst at the same time acknowledging the Traditional Owners and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Here is a brief version of our story to mark this important day. 2/14

George was born in Vienna where Minna and Eugen owned a pharmacy. Following the Anschluss on 12 March 1938, their pharmacy was Aryanised. The purchase price was set at RM 32,286.80 by the property transaction office and needless to say, my family saw none of this. 3/14

In January 1939, Minna, Eugene and George left Vienna behind them and travelled by train to Trieste, Italy and then onto Shanghai, the only city in the world that did not require a visa to enter. 4/14