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AWDIENKO, Eugenia

2 January 1923 – 9 August 2004

Origin Mozyr, Belarus
Accompanying Family Husband Wasilij & daughters Ludmilla & Alexandra
First settled in Northam, WA
Occupation in Australia Laundress at St Christophers Boys Hospital

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Departure Port Hamburg
Arrival Year 1950

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Left war-torn Europe in 1950 with husband Wasilij & daughters Ludmilla & Alexandra. Settled in Northam, purchasing family home in 1953. Worked in cafes, trains, hotel & then St. Christopher's Boys Hostel for 33 years. Visited Russia twice. Enjoyed communicating with relatives in Belarus, dressmaking and gardening.

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