Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions

Sutton, Judith A
Palm Beach NSW
ID061
“The first glimpse of the mighty liner made my heart
jump. Never had I envisaged anything so large or
imagined that it could actually float. As we slowly
passed through Custom’s Hall from one table to the
other, we finally crossed the quay where the mighty
vessel totally overshadowed us. A royal Navy band
began to play and continued to play until we sailed an
hour later. The gangplank looked small and steep.
Sailors greeted us and offered to carry our bags up to
the cabin, listed as ‘A Deck, 6 berth cabin with
Porthole’…
“The black and white MV Georgic was on its secondlast
trip to Australia carrying 2,000 migrants and a crew
of 500… At 6am on Friday 13 May 1949 we sailed
slowly into wonderful Sydney Harbour, docking at Pier
7, Woolloomooloo.
“Almost 20 years after the day of arrival, I became an
Australian citizen in the Council Chambers of the City of
Wagga Wagga. By that time I had qualified as a
teacher, met and married a seventh generation
Australian architect and become the mother of three
beautiful little Australians. All the benefits that my
parents hoped for their children became reality and a
new generation was born.”
Thomas, Elizabeth
Mayfield NSW
No story provided.
ID036