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02-03-13, 09:28
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Lived in one
Hi Guys
When my family immigrated to Australia from Holland in 1950. We arrived in Sydney by boat. We were herdewd onto a train and sent to an ex Army Camp in Bathurst, there we lived in Nissen Huts for six months. It was blo*dy freezing there during winter and I recall my mother complaining it was colder than in Holland in the snow. Cheers Tony 
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia 
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02-03-13, 10:28
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Welcome to Australia, Tony.
 At least the bastards could have given you a wood heater in one end. I take it that hut didn't have a double skin then? Maybe the ebay one had 6" of insulation between the layers............but I don't think so.
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02-03-13, 13:23
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Times have changed
Hi Tony
Thanks mate for the welcome. Bit blo*dy late..I been here so long I grew up here, went to school and served in the Army and they still call you a blo*dy New Australian. We did it the hard way paid our "full fare" over and they still put us in a camp, did we complain, no way. But don't start me on those free loaders who come on boats, bitch and complain, given luxury treatment and money. Give me the migrants from the 50's and 60's any day time.  Cheers Tony
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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