Book Launch: No One Knows Their Destiny
'No One Knows Their Destiny' is a new book by Tonia Eckfeld, which explores her father's and her uncle's Dunera stories. Join Tonia at the launch in Melbourne on 22 September 2024.
'No One Knows Their Destiny' is a new book by Tonia Eckfeld, which explores her father's and her uncle's Dunera stories. Join Tonia at the launch in Melbourne on 22 September 2024.
Tim McNamara pieces together the incredible story of his friend and mentor, Paul Kurz – engineer, refugee from Vienna and Dunera internee, separated from his wife, Paula, and his mother at the outbreak of World War II and interned in Australia.
Click here for more information and to purchase your copy today. The book launch will take place on Wednesday, 6 December - book your tickets here.
Bern Brent passed away in September, aged 100.
"Bern's longevity conferred a sad and perhaps unwanted title. He was the last Dunera boy in Australia, and among the last anywhere... Bern accepted his position with grace, acknowledging the dubious honour as a responsibility rather than a burden, which surely it was. To the best of my knowledge, he never refused a request for an interview, and was diligent in answering questions from scholars and members of the Dunera diaspora," writes Seumas Spark.
Read the full article, A Dunera Life, here on Inside Story.
Inspired by the life of Roland Carter (Service No. 3027), the first Ngarrindjeri man to join the Australian Imperial Forces during World War I, MI:WI 3027 tells the story of Carter’s lifelong friendship with Jewish-German ethnologist, Leonhard Adam.
MI:WI 3027 is running at La Mama Courthouse in Melbourne from November 16 to 26. For more information and to book tickets click here.
The annual Dunera anniversary event at Hay will take place between 1 September and 3 September, 2023.
Click here for more information or to book tickets.