Crafting of an Australian Citizenship Quilt NSW Contributions

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Turner, Stephanie Peakhurst NSW “My favourite place in Australia is Sydney Harbour. The fabric I have used in my squares is a dress fabric I bought years ago and have saved the off cuts for something special. This project seems to be the perfect opportunity.” ID174 ID175 ID176
Urquart, Elsa Dural NSW The artist arrived from the Netherlands in 1959 as a ten year old with her parents, brother and sister. ID034 “We arrived in Sydney in November, a very hot day felt even more so after leaving Amsterdam on a chilly October morning. The sea journey took six weeks as we travelled through Panama City, we saw people and places one could only imagine. From that day our lives were irrevocably changed. Not only did our journey take us thousands of miles away from our birthplace, but the country, language and culture had changed from something familiar, to a place and a way of life that at the time seemed so strange and foreign. “This country became MY COUNTRY and I love it with the strength and passion of an Australian-born. In my early twenties I married a wonderful Australian man and we had five children and now have five grandchildren. I became an Australian citizen in the mid-70s when my children were born. I found it only fitting to become a citizen of a country, its people and a way of life I had grown to love. To me it means a sense of belonging and continuation that also has an impact on my children and theirs. It means a willingness to work towards a common goal, and that is a commitment toward the common good of the country that in return benefits our children. It gives them the privilege to live in a prosperous and democratic country, where hard work and commitment is well rewarded. “Being a new Australian citizen is definitely more than just a certificate. It is a whole new way of life. A wonderful way of life.”
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