Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions

Power, Julie
Grafton NSW
“Jacaranda”
The artist arrived in Sydney as a six year old with her
family in December 1970 after a six week voyage from
England aboard the ‘Fairstar’. The family first lived in
Merrylands, before building a house at Marayong. The
artist married in 1985, eventually moving to her
husband’s family home in Grafton, NSW.
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“I have lots of happy memories of growing up in
Australia, like learning to swim in my uncle’s above
ground swimming pool, swinging around the clothes line
with my friends and learning the Australian language.
“My girls have been lucky enough to grow up in a
wonderful town with an extended family that they love
all round them. I have never regretted that my family
chose to move to this country. I consider myself one of
the lucky ones.”
Procopis, Dianne
Davidson, NSW
The artist was born in New Zealand and migrated to
Australia with her parents and siblings at the age of 11
in 1964.
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“My paternal grandfather was of Scottish origin and
came to Australia during the gold rush. He served
Australia in the Boer War as a Sergeant in the 1 st
Tasmanian Light Horse Brigade. When discharged he
travelled to New Zealand where he met and married my
grandmother. My grandmother was born in Loen,
Victoria to Scottish parents. The family moved on to
New Zealand. My father having brought us to Australia
– like a boomerang we returned.
“I married a migrant from the island of Kefallonia in
Greece, who came to Australia as a 17 year old in
1949. We are both naturalised Australians and are
proud to be so, ever grateful to live in the ‘Lucky
Country’.”