02246cam a2200397 a 4500 2823 FISKH 20240116110102.0 020103s2001 at ac b 001 0ceng d 2002327177 0732268265 0732268680 (pbk.) 000022851767 ANL eng ANL NRYD NRAND APLS DLC lccopycat e------ u-at--- D809.A8 A76 2001 940.53/086/91 21 Armstrong, Diane, 1939- The voyage of their life : the story of the SS Derna and its passengers / Diane Armstrong. Sydney, NSW : Flamingo, 2001. ix, 483, [1] pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [484]. In August 1948, 545 passengers boarded an overcrowded, clapped-out vessel in Marseilles to face an uncertain future in Australia and New Zealand. They came from displaced persons camps in Germany, death camps in Poland, labour camps in Hungary, gulags in Siberia and stony Aegean islands. There were those who had been hunted by the Nazis and those who had welcomed them; those who had followed the Communists and those who had fled them. Diane Armstrong set sail on the Derna with her parents when she was nine years old. Like a detective searching for clues, she has located over a hundred of the passengers. Through their recollections and memorabilia, as well as archival documents, she has recreated the voyage and traced what became of their hopes and dreams. The result is the unique portrayal of a migrant ship and its passengers. Armstrong, Diane, 1939- Travel Australia. World War, 1939-1945 Refugees. Jewish refugees Australia Biography. Immigrants Australia Biography. Voyages and travels. Europe Emigration and immigration. Australia Emigration and immigration. 7 cbc copycat 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 2823 2823 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC 001 001 TKSNF 2024-01-16 0 ARM 305.90691 D809.A8 2024-0036 2024-01-16 11:00:58 2024-01-16 BK