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No.101 Dunera News Oct 2017 A publication for former refugees from Nazi and Fascist persecution (mistakenly shipped to and interned Dunera in Australia at Hay and Tatura, many later serving with the Allied Forces), News their relatives and their friends. No. 101 October 2017 Dunera Hay anniversary 2017 Hay Railway Station Symbolic re-enactment – siren and sounds of four steam trains. In 1940, there were 48 carriages. Internees were marched from the carriages to the Camps in Hay. Foundation Editor: Seeking Information From the President The late Henry Lippmann OAM In the late 1930s, a number of Editorial responsibility: young German Jews left their The Committee of the Dunera Association homes and went to Berlin, to a Dunera Association on facebook Jewish trade training school in the – Friends of the Dunera Boys suburb of Pankow (formerly East Berlin) called Niederschönhausen. Rebecca Silk Welcome to Dunera News number 101. It is a truism that the Letters and articles for publication are welcome. Many travelled from President older one gets, the faster time seems to go by. So in Australia Email: [email protected] Dunera Association Niederschönhausen via the Spring season is here already and we are counting down to Amsterdam and ended up in the end-of-year events. Kitchener Camp in Sandwich, In this edition you will find reports from our reunions in Hay and Kent UK. Some of those interned in Sydney. In Hay, we welcomed some Dunera descendants who were transported to Hay while were making their first visit to Hay and joined in their journey of others joined the British army. discovery. Our friends from the Dunera Museum in Hay, including In 2014, Clare Ungerson wrote stalwarts David and Coleen Houston, were as gracious and a book about Kitchener Camp hospitable as ever. CONTENTS called “Four Thousand Lives” In Sydney, we missed a few regular attendees due to illness but did not identify the internees From the President 3 but were entertained by anecdotes from guest speaker Simon who came to Australia. Chilvers – the actor who played Colonel Berry in the Dunera Dunera Day at Hay 4 It is known that Fred Boys mini-series. We were again grateful to the Sydney Jewish Dunera Reunion in Sydney 6 Lowenstein, and Eric Pearce Museum for hosting us so comfortably. (Peritz) were two Dunera internees The life stories of Dunera Boys are always interesting, and in The Dunera Boys tapestry 7 previously at Niederschönhausen. this issue you will find continuation of the life story of Reinhold Ernst Albert Meyer 8 Gerry Pearce is researching the Eckfeld, a heartwarming piece on Henry James, and a wonderful – Tribute by grandson Darren Seidl journey of his father and others tribute to Albert Meyer who sadly passed away in August. from Niederschönhausen to This year, the Melbourne Reunion Lunch is on Tuesday, Reinhold Eckfeld 10 Australia via the Kitchener Camp. 14 November, and it would be wonderful to see you there. – A Story of Luck and Not If you have information please Please complete the booking form on page 19 to secure your Dunera Boy – Henry James 14 contact – place. As usual the Dunera Association’s annual general meeting – From Die neue Woche Gerry Pearce will precede the Lunch and all members are welcome to attend. Mobile 0402 113 333 Driftwood – Eva de Jong-Duldig 16 You can of course keep in touch or update your details at Fax (03) 9505 3689 – Review by Susan Gaye Anderson [email protected] or join our Facebook group, Friends of Email: [email protected] the Dunera Boys. Dunera Lives – A Visual History 17 I wish you happy reading! – Book launch update Dunera Association – Help Wanted 17 Dunera Melbourne Reunion Lunch 18 – AGM and registration Many thanks to all the contributors. Cover photo: Margie McClelland 3 Dunera Day at Hay 1–2 September 2017 – 77th Anniversary of the arrival in Hay A very successful and memorable gathering was held in Hay on the first weekend of September 2017. As usual David and Coleen Houston and their helpers from the Dunera Museum were as generous as ever in looking after the group. Present were committee members Ron Reichwald and I, Terri Sabella, Trish Best, Evelyn Flitman, Malcolm Flitman, Robyn Fuerst, Neil Jackson, Dianne Efron, Russell Efron, Harvey Stern, Ian Gabriel, Cheryl-Ann Mitchell. Also making the trip were Mark Kornitschuk, Sanae Kornitschuk and their children. Mark is a collector of coins and bank notes. In all, 18 people representing nine Dunera internees and connections were there for the weekend. On Saturday morning, Roly Desailly led the actors for the arrival and march from the railway carriage. Many locals including Mick Beckwith and Laura Bunyan joined us at the re-enactment. Sons and daughters of Dunera Boys found it very moving, and it made for an interesting start for first time visitors to Hay. The entire group then walked to the site of the entrance to the camps as David explained the locations and layouts of Camps 7 and 8. He then showed the group around the showgrounds, indicating the remains of building foundations as well as the reconstructed brick gateway to the camps. This was followed by stops at the historic Hay gaol and Hay cemetery. In the afternoon, some people watched “When Friends were Enemies”– the excellent 1991 SBS documentary about Dunera internees. David led people through the Dunera museum carriages which is always a highlight of the visit to Hay. Some went on to Rhonda’s place on the site of the internment camp farm and enjoyed seeing Rhonda’s magnificent contemporary farm house with sweeping views of the river. The dinner on Saturday night was another opportunity for people to share stories of their Dunera person or connections, and make or renew firm friendships. Sunday saw us back at Bishops Lodge to experience the splendour of the historic house and its beautiful gardens. Once again we were treated to Coleen Houston’s fabulous morning tea before farewelling Hay for another year. We are grateful as always for the kindness and generosity of our Hay friends and the opportunity to learn more about the remarkable stories of internment. We look forward to returning in 2018. Rebecca Silk Photos © Margie McClelland 4 5 Dunera Reunion in Sydney The Dunera Boys 6 September 2017 tapestry From Quaker Tapestry, UK Some 15 people attended the reunion which was held at the recently renovated Sydney Jewish Museum. Back in 2015 the Australian Quaker Unfortunately, Dunera Boy Henry James was in hospital, and John Ebert was Tapestry project invited us to create a unwell and could not attend the event. panel about ‘The Dunera Boys story’. Rebecca Silk welcomed everyone and gave a report of the very successful The idea was that the panel be sculpture project in Tatura. The new memorial sculpture is not only a beautiful piece designed and stitched in Kendal to of art (created by Jason Huntley), but also a permanent memorial to those internees reciprocate the panel ‘Elizabeth Fry who lost their lives on the ships Arrandora Star, Abosso, and the Waroonga. and the Patchwork Quilts’, which the Rebecca thanked those who donated to the sculpture project appeal and expressed Australian Quakers stitched for us. gratitude to the Tatura Wartime Camps museum for giving the memorial a home. However ‘The Dunera Boys’ was a not a subject familiar to us. Rebecca brought greetings from the Hay Dunera committee and those who After reading a short synopsis on the Dunera, Roy Wilcock, Quaker Tapestry attended the reunion in Hay just a few days earlier, and encouraged people to volunteer and partner of our general manager, Bridget Guest, became enthused attend the reunion lunch in Melbourne on 14 November this year. with the idea. Tasked with encapsulating this scandalous episode in British history Guest speaker Simon Chilvers was then introduced by onto an embroidered panel, Roy embarked on detailed research of the events which committee member Ron Reichwald. Simon had an illustrious enabled him to come up with the final design (drawn by Bridget). acting career, including on Rafferty’s Rules, before taking A connection needed to be made to explain the Quaker involvement in the story. the part of Colonel Berry in The Dunera Boys mini-series. How did Quakers respond to the refugee situation? What practical help was put into Simon talked about how much he enjoyed working with place and how did they challenge the governments in the UK and in Australia? Ben Lewin and the actors on The Dunera So how can such a story be reduced down to a few key images and words? Boys. He spoke also about the strength A difficult task but there were strong elements throughout which were destined to of the story lines that related to every became part of the final design. The heading at the top gives a brief introduction character in the film. Simon went on to to the story. The ship with the name Dunera was a floating prison which concealed other TV work including the acclaimed the brutality on board administered by the British army guards to the detainees. political drama True Believers. The panel goes on to show hope and friendship offered by the Quakers in Australia, and later when the story broke in Britain. The two people talking through a mesh screen depicts Quakers talking to internees in the camp. Along the bottom are the tools and books that Quakers gave them; such as typewriters, books and shoes to play football. Dolphins represent freedom and when it’s stitched, the waves will have lots of colour to reflect the multi-faceted parts of who these Boys were.
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