Article: I am Australian. Of Polish Descent.

Zenon · Last edited by Zenon on Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:33 pm; edited 3 times in total

Article: I am Australian. Of Polish Descent.

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NancyM · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

Ted, thank you for sharing this story with us. Part 1 is very compelling, and I hope you do not make us wait very long for the rest.

NancyM · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject:

Part 2 has already been posted, and it is equally captivating. I cannot imagine living through all the events that you describe. Thank you again.

ps. and part 3?

Zenon · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:07 am Post subject:

The part 3 The COMMOS STRIKE is already on-line

Very Happy

NancyM · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

Thanks for part 3! I have a question... what is "COMMOS" ?

NancyM · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

Ted answered me that "commos" is Australian slang for communists ... we called them "commies" here in the US.

hmmm, so how did Ted get from Poland to Australia? I am looking forward to part 4.

Zenon · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:54 am Post subject:

Part IV on-line WHAT??? …. AUSTRALIA??? THERE ARE HARDLY ANY PEOPLE THERE!!

James · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:57 am Post subject: The story of my life - pt. IV

Zenon · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:46 am Post subject:

Tad is in Australia already!

Old Pat

Kengal

James,
I very much appreciate your comments about my life story. I hope that it will continue to be of interest as you read further.

Yes, I was definitely one of the lucky ones because the German farmer was not a Nazi sympathiser. On the contrary, he was a staunch Catholic and hated Nazis.

But some of the other farmers were the opposite and the labourers did experience very harsh treatment.

In fact, the Bishop of Munster made a strong stand against the Nazi movement and was almost executed. I read that the only reason his life was spared was because Hitler was concerned about repercussions from the large Catholic community in that area.

Zenon · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

Part 6: Burrinjuck Dam Disaster.

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Zenon · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

Part 7: The Characters Downunder

and... new pictures in part 3 and 4 Smile

NancyM · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject:

Hi Tad (or, should it be Ted),

Your story continues to fascinate me. You certainly know how to tell a good story, have you done other writing? And thanks for adding the pictures.

I looked up "flying fox" and "skip" ... Wikipedia had a good explanation of flying fox, which led me to zip-line ... Shocked

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fox_(cablecar)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip-line

more, please!

Zenon · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:36 am Post subject:

Part 8 is online...

Part VIII: FAMILY UNCOVERED! After 62 years...

And we will be working together on the next part Smile

Kengal · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:34 am Post subject: