Rudolf, Hermine & Erika ILLKO
| Town/City | Melbourne, Vic |
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| First name | Rudolf, Hermine & Erika |
| Last name | ILLKO |
| Country of Origin | Austria |
| Date of Birth | 1931, 1930, 1953 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1956 |
| Submitted by | Erika Denys (nee Illko) |
Story
Accommodation/housing was difficult to find in our home town of Kapfenberg, Austria & the opportunity of living in Australia for a 5 year period seemed a wonderful adventure.
Having struggled with emotional farewells to family/friends we boarded Italian passenger liner, Flaminia, in Genoa and embarked on a 5 week sea voyage via Suez Canel & Aden. The ship initially docked in Fremantle, WA, then continued on its way to Melbourne. We were taken to Bonegilla Migrant Hostel where we stayed for approx 3 weeks. Rudolf found employment in Melbourne in his trade as (Fitter)/Turner, so the family made a home in Newport, Vic. In December 1957 we relocated to St Albans.
Having landed in Melbourne on 11/11/1956 we were most impressed by the fireworks, thinking that this colourful exhibition was in celebration of our arrival.