Keith Vass
Town/City | Cairns Qld |
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First name | Keith |
Last name | Vass |
Country of Origin | England |
Date of Birth | 4/1/1940 |
Year of Arrival in Australia | 1953 |
Submitted by | Keith Vass |
Story
I immigrated with my mother (Shiela) and my brother (Bruce) to join my father (Eric) who was already in Australia having sailed on the Strathaird earlier. I was 13 and my brother was 10 years of age.
The journey was very exiting for me and my brother but less so for my mother who suffered from sea-sickness. When we arrived in Port Said, I was recognised as like my father by a local taxi driver who had driven my father before-quite a coincidence!
Outer Harbour wharf in Adelaide appeared rather barren at first. We settled in Henley Beach at first and later moved to our own house at Marino Rocks.