John Ivits interviewed by Edith van Loo in the Dutch war veterans in Australia oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 6099192
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Ivits, John, 1926-, interviewee
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- 2012 Jul. 30
- 3 sound files (ca. 231 min.)
- Series:
- Dutch war veterans in Australia oral history project.
- Summary:
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John Ivits born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 1926 speaks about his family, life in Holland, the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas; his father was employed by Philips and they lived in a Philips owned a housing area; WWII and the German occupation, food rationing and school during war time; bombardment of Eindhoven; volunteering for Royal Dutch Air Force; military training in the United Kingdom and Australia; migrates to Australia in 1949 and marries an Australian girl, Monica he met while stationed at Casino, NSW; speaks of his life as a Dutch migrant, his family and work in Australia.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 30 July 2012 at Bilambil Heights, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (8 p.)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Van Loo, Edith, 1967-, interviewer
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This belongs to the Dutch war veterans in Australia oral history project.
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