Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions
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Reeds, Jo<br />
Penrith <strong>NSW</strong><br />
The artist <strong>an</strong>d her husb<strong>an</strong>d flew from the UK to<br />
Australia with their four children on 27 July 1968 as “ten<br />
pound Poms”.<br />
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“We were taken to Cabramatta Hostel where we were<br />
to spend our first year on Australi<strong>an</strong> soil. As we did not<br />
know a soul in Australia this was a great benefit to us<br />
as migr<strong>an</strong>ts. We made some wonderful friends there,<br />
as we were all in the same boat, struggling to make a<br />
life for our young families. We had been told the<br />
prospects for young families were so much better here<br />
<strong>an</strong>d that has certainly proven to be true.<br />
“Now 37 years later all six <strong>of</strong> us are very proud to be<br />
Australi<strong>an</strong> citizens. Our family has grown: our four<br />
children have all married, so we now have two<br />
daughters-in-law <strong>an</strong>d two sons- in- law <strong>an</strong>d eight<br />
delightful gr<strong>an</strong>dchildren, who are now spread around<br />
this beautiful state <strong>of</strong> <strong>NSW</strong>.<br />
“Since retiring in 1999, we have bought a carav<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d<br />
c<strong>an</strong> now enjoy travelling around this beautiful, vast<br />
adopted country <strong>an</strong>d we are proud to say ‘we call<br />
Australia home’.”
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