New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children
Contents
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- [covers]
- [title page]
- [edition statement] p. 2
- Acknowledgements: p. 3
- Preface p. 4
- Contents p. 5
- Notes on the text p. 8
- [New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children]
- Part One Background
- Foreword — by Gerald O'Brien p. 12
- Becoming Polish New Zealanders — by Józef Zawada p. 14
- Brief history of Poland
- Stalin's deportations of the Poles p. 20
- The Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua p. 24
- Prime Minister's letters p. 27
- Part Two — The Polish refugee children's stories 60 years later
- The former Polish children refugees tell their stories p. 33
- End of childhood — by Dioniza Choroś p. 34
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Taken north to Siberia p. 44
- [section] p. 44
- The deportation p. 45
- At the labour camp p. 47
- Fostered to a Russian family p. 49
- The long flight from Russia p. 50
- Family deaths p. 52
- Safety and food in Iran p. 55
- Invitation to New Zealand p. 57
- A new life p. 58
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Taken south to Kazakhstan p. 60
- [section] p. 60
- The deportation
- In Kazakhstan's collective farms p. 61
- My mother's illness p. 62
- Changing districts p. 63
- Political amnesty p. 64
- The orphanage p. 65
- Escape from the orphanage p. 66
- Escape to Iran p. 68
- To New Zealand p. 69
- In England p. 72
- Earned the right — by Marian Adamski p. 74
- The journey home — by Piotr Aulich p. 75
- A nursing career — by Józefa Berry p. 78
- Getting by — by Henryka Blackler p. 80
- My life after polio — by Maria Campbell p. 81
- This hospitable country — by Irena Coates p. 85
- The good and the bad — by Janina Duynhoven p. 89
- Returning to Poland — by Henryk Dziura p. 91
- Giving back to the country — by Wanda Ellis p. 95
- New Zealand is home — by Ryszard Gołębiewski p. 97
- Kiwi holidays — Emilia Henderson (Sondej) p. 100
- A religious life — by Maria Rombel p. 107
- It was paradise — by Józef Jagiełło p. 109
- Being a boy — by Bogusław Januszkiewicz p. 111
- My QSM was for all of us — by Jan Jarka p. 115
- Finding peace in a foreign land — by Krzysztof Jasiński p. 117
- Nothing is impossible — by Felicja Juchnowicz p. 123
- Journey into the unknown — by Irena Kane p. 125
- Mother and children refugees — by Leokadia Kazimierzak p. 127
- Breaking the language barrier — by Janina Keenan p. 128
- Happy days — by Wanda Kowalewska p. 130
- My long-lost sister — by Aleksandra Kraczko p. 132
- Relentless search for my family — by Kazimierz Krawczyk p. 133
- Jack of all trades — by Edward Kukiełko p. 138
- My family's experiences — by Danuta Kupidura p. 140
- Polish mother — by Jadwiga Lynch p. 141
- Fragments of memory — by Zenona Łakoma p. 142
- A lucky man — by Anicet Łakomy p. 143
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Troubles with language p. 146
- [Troubles with Language] p. 146
- Language traps were everywhere p. 151
- The camp's hairdresser — by Maria Matkowska p. 152
- A safe country with opportunity — by Julian Mazur p. 153
- The story about the canoe — by Alfons Moroz p. 155
- Coming full circle — by Jan Niedźwiecki p. 156
- Visiting Soviet Poland — by Czesława Panek p. 159
- New Zealand was good to me — by Franciszka Quirk p. 161
- The camp's craftsman — by Kazimierz Rajwer p. 162
- A fortunate life — by Jan Roy-Wojciechowski p. 164
- Youngest boys in Hawera — by Antoni Rybiński p. 167
- Remembering the people — by Maria Sinkinson p. 170
- Spare the rod, spoil the child? — by Stanisław Skiba p. 172
- Treasured memories — by Eugenia Smolnicka p. 173
- Growing into New Zealand p. 175
- A tribute — by Janina Szczepańska p. 181
- A case in point — by Krystyna Tomaszyk p. 182
- My family's journey — by Regina Villmo p. 185
- A grain of salt — by Romualda Waluszewska p. 188
- Wanganui holidays — by David Scoullar p. 189
- A good Kiwi life — by Tadeusz Woś p. 191
- My life in New Zealand — by Helena Wypych p. 193
- A caregiver and refugee — by Maria Wypych p. 198
- Getting rich quick at Pio Pio — by Józef Zawada p. 202
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A selection of memories — by Jadwiga Cooper p. 204
- Gaining confidence p. 204
- Language no barrier
- Valued heritage
- A struggle p. 205
- Born in exile
- Our teacher mother
- Polish milkbar cowboys p. 206
- My first holiday in New Zealand
- Good memories and miracles p. 207
- Barber or baba?
- Setting up a life p. 208
- My friend "Big Ben"
- Memory will always remain p. 209
- The call of New Zealand bush
- A life of hard work p. 210
- A long-forgotten letter
- My class friend Maria Chudy (Dołhun) p. 211
- Part Three — The next generations
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A basis for tolerance — by Paul Coates p. 213
- A basis for tolerance p. 215
- Which team do I support? p. 217
- It takes a village — by Barbara Hanson p. 219
- Visiting the homeland — by Elizabeth Jarka p. 223
- The Youth Club — by Bela Jones p. 225
- Keeping the values — by Ed Juchnowicz p. 231
- Our extended family — by Tereska Kozera, Veronika Mak p. 233
- Straddling the two cultures — by Terenia Krystman-Turski p. 234
- Enterprising spirit — by Isabella Kuczma p. 237
- Pros and cons — by Marek Manterys p. 238
- Eternal hope — by Gordon Noble-Campbell p. 240
- Finding dad's roots — by Michael Pleciak p. 242
- Positively Polish — by Maria Schlaadt p. 244
- My cultural legacy — by Danusia Trask p. 247
- Working hard for privilege — by Christina Quirke p. 249
- Freedom and opportunity — by Joe Zazulak p. 252
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A basis for tolerance — by Paul Coates p. 213
- Part Four — New Zealanders remember the Polish refugee children
- A cameraman's story — by Earl Bailey p. 258
- Stanisław Dygas' obituary — by Bill Ballantyne p. 259
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Popular Scout leader p. 261
- [introduction] p. 261
- 30 April 1948
- The train ride to Pahiatua — by Mollie Baoumgren p. 262
- A great impression on my life — by Geoff Bennett p. 264
- Remembering the Polish boys — by Bill Cronin p. 265
- A teacher's story — by Alexander Henderson p. 266
- Palmerston North Railway Station — by Allan Hughes p. 277
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A teacher's pride p. 280
- [A teacher's pride] p. 280
- Other memories p. 281
- Finding lost and loved ones p. 283
- Józef Pieczara's obituary — by Vel Puke p. 285
- Three wonderful boys — by Sheila Quirk
- Pani Konsulowa — by Valerie Roy-Wojciechowski p. 288
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[Text] p. 294
- A selection of memories — by Gordon McArthur p. 294
- Inspiration to us all — by Maureen Mokrzecki
- Pahiatua remembers — Polish Children's 50th Anniversary, 1994 — by Jean Eddie p. 295
- Constructing the camp p. 296
- Polska! Polska! — by Margery Bentley p. 297
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The phantom boys — by Barbara Cosford p. 298
- The phantom boys p. 298
- Meeting of two Polish waves p. 299
- A peaceful environment — by Pauline Ebbett
- Polish children at Mangatainoka School — by Alistair MacDougall p. 300
- Part Five — The camp and hostels
- The camp's administration p. 304
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* p. 305
- The Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua's administration p. 305
- Object of camp
- Responsibilities and duties of New Zealand commandant
- Responsibilities of Polish Delegate
- Responsibilities of Public Works Department
- Accommodation
- Medical, health, sanitation
- Maintenance of camp and camp ground, including playing areas p. 306
- Access to camp
- Fire precautions
- Recreation, entertainment
- Hospitality committee
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* p. 307
- Memorandum for: p. 307
- Polish staff
- Handyman
- Poultry man
- Hygiene nurse
- Administration p. 308
- Equipment and stores
- Camp maintenance and cleaning
- Hospital
- Kitchens
- Education
- Laundry p. 309
- Sewing room
- Dormitory supervision p. 310
- Boot shop
- Other camp services
- New Zealand army establishment
- Public Works Department employees p. 312
- General comments — Poultry
- Pigs p. 313
- Future staffing
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- [New Zealand public's reaction] p. 318
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[Change in administration] p. 320
- Change in administration p. 320
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- Proposed adoption of children
- Scouting in the camp p. 322
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[Text] p. 324
- The Polish hostels, 1946-58 p. 324
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Polish Boys' Hostel
- [introduction]
- Funds for the hostels p. 325
- The boys' impressions p. 326
- Friendly support p. 327
- More Ursuline Sisters
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Polish Girls' Hostel "Ngaroma" p. 328
- [introduction] p. 328
- Problems
- First Christmas at the hostel p. 329
- The Ursuline Sisters at work p. 330
- House duties and regulations p. 331
- Piety
- Recreation and culture
- Girls begin to leave p. 333
- Changes
- Polish children's 10th anniversary of arrival
- More changes p. 334
- Farewell – 9 March 1958 p. 335
- Ursuline Sisters' departure
- "Distinctive piety and culture"
- Sister Alexandrowicz's farewell speech p. 336
- Polish clergy in New Zealand p. 337
- Polish Boys' Hostel in Hawera
- Part Six Appendices
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Appendix A — Maps p. 342
- World p. 342
- New Zealand p. 343
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Appendix B — Survey of Polish refugee children p. 344
- [section] p. 344
- The first generation p. 347
- Conclusions p. 348
- Appendix C — Statistics: Poles in New Zealand p. 350
- Appendix D — Other Countries Of Refuge p. 351
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Appendix E — Further reading p. 353
- English language p. 353
- Polish language p. 354
- Film
- Appendix F — List of children and staff p. 355
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Appendix A — Maps p. 342
- Part One Background