Gallery – Polish refugees in New Zealand
Lady Baden-Powell inspects Girl Scouts – Pahiatua
Far right: Captain Forsyth and to his left Franciszek Bała
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Krakowiak – Pahiatua
The National Film Unit films the krakowiak - a regional dance from southern Poland. Stefania Kozera (second left) is directing.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Kindergarten Children – Pahiatua Camp
Kindergarten children in the camp's pool
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Group of Girls Leave Camp, 1946
Trepidation and expectation. One of the first groups of girls to leave the camp, 6 February 1946. (l-r) Wiktoria Wypych, Rozalia Manterys, Maria Węgrzyn, Zofia Kornobis, Janina Krystman (kneeling), Maria Zazulak, Maria Wojciechowska
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girls in costume with Polish Ex-Serviceman
(l-r): Wiktoria Dajnowska, Maria Woźniak, Zofia Portas, Polish ex-serviceman Walerian Świerczyński, Halina Woźniak, Janina Dajnowska, Czesława Bełczącka
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girl Guides Picnic
Girl Guides enjoy a picnic in the woods. Walentyna Zyza (left front), Janina Wasiukiewicz (2nd from left front), Irena Wierzbicka (bottom middle), Jadwiga Adamczyk (standing back of right-hand group), Irena Szczepańska (front right, facing camera)
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girl Guides on Parade – Pahiatua
Mrs Stefania Kozera (Scout Leader, middle), Janina Kozera (in Polish Costume)
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girl Guides Cooking in the Woods
(l-r): Maria Zielińska, Genowefa Apanowicz, Stefania Serdyńska
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Garden Party – Palmerston North
Polish girls in national costume at a garden party in Palmerston North.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Palmerston North
First Funeral – Pahiatua Camp
The first funeral at the Polish Children's Camp for Tadeusz Ostrowski who died on 22 March 1945 and was buried in Pahiatua.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: During WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Dressed up for a concert – Pahiatua
(l-r): Regina Nowacka, Irena Wasiukiewicz, Helena Pilarska, Zofia Pacanowska, Polikarp Kilczewski
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Group of Girls – Pahiatua
Standing (l-r): Eugenia Piotuch, Janina Dąbrowska, Jadwiga Jankiewicz, Mieczysława Gmyterko, Zyta Krall, Jadwiga Szczapa Sitting (l-r): Waleria Banasiak, Anastazja (Zofia) Adamczyk
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Junior Girls Basketball Team 1946
(l-r): Janina Łabędź, Janina Brejnakowska, Alina Zioło, Jadwiga Pawelec, Krystyna Wojtowicz, Anna Stocka, Zuzanna Puczko, Genowefa Adamczyk, Genowefa Bełza, Maria Kruk
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girls’ Basketball Team – Pahiatua 1948
A basketball team - 1948 (l-r): Stefania Serdyńska, Irena Tabisz, Władysława Pilarska, Jadwiga Walasiewicz, Magdalena Kowalczyk, Janina Śmietana, Helena Świerdłowicz, Wanda Pieszczoch, Irena Żołnowska
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: After WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girls Basketball Team – Pahiatua
A basketball team with coach Mary Sergent Back (l-r): Jadwiga Adamczyk, Irena Żołnowska, Mary Sergent, Elżbieta Bednarska, Danuta Markowska, Maria Nowotarska, Bernarda Jasionowicz Front (l-r): Janina Wasiukiewicz, Wanda Pieszczoch, Jadwiga Walasiewicz, Maria Buberda
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girls – Pahiatua Camp
(l-r): Elżbieta Kruszyńska, Zofia Iwan, Maria Korczak-Bucewicz, Cecylia Gawlik
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth
Polish girls in Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth, 1946 Back (l-r): Emilia Chumko, Stanisława Domańska Front (l-r): Regina Zielińska, Helena Kornobis, Adela Jasionowicz, Helena Pietkiewicz, Aniela Markowska
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: After WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: New Plymouth
Pupils and Teachers – High School, Pahiatua
Pupils and Teachers in the Camp's High School Back (l-r): Regina Zielińska, Irena Cwirko-Godycka, Zofia Surynt, Waleria Markowska, Leokadia Głogowska, Teresa Brejnakowska, Wiesława Kruszyńska, Jadwiga Jarka, Wiktoria Tabisz, Helena Pietkiewicz, Bożena Terlecka, Janina Niedźwiecka, Franciszka Nowak Front (l-r): Helena Sochoła, Eugeniusz Szadkowski, Jadwiga Różycka, Frank Muller, Jadwiga Żerebecka, Ruth Neligan, Aleksandra Krzyżanowska
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Polish Girls’ Hostel – Lyall Bay
The Polish Girls' Hostel "Ngaroma" in Lyall Bay, Wellington 1950. It became a focal meeting place for the Polish boys and girls as they grew up. Many marriages resulted from this.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: After WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Wellington
Girls in Uniform – NZ
Back (l-r): Jadwiga Jankiewicz, Maria Góral, Stefania Mokrzycka Middle: Alicja Tarnowska Front (l-r): Anna Depa, Aniela Dac
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Girls at the River – NZ
(l-r): Walentyna Zyza, Helena Ościłowska, Krystyna Zagrobelna, Stefania Dybka, Alicja Szczapa, Zofia Demkowska, Teresa Walasiewicz, Genowefa Gęborzewska, Regina Łabędź, Romualda Karpik, Elżbieta Bednarska, Jadwiga Walasiewicz In the water, front of log (l-r): Czesława Szadkowska, Irena Iwan, Teresa Szczapa, Maria Antoniak, Irena Wierzbicka, Janina Wasiukiewicz, Jadwiga Wuda
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: During WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girls At Play – Pahiatua
Skipping rope - healthy and happy, the Polish children play in the warm Pahiatua sun.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: During WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Swimming in Mangatainoka River, NZ
Taking a summer's dip in the Mangatainoka River (l-r): Krystyna Zagrobelna, Romualda Karpik, Maria Antoniak, Teresa Szczapa, Maria Kośnik, Helena Milczarska, Józefa Aniecka, Weronika Poleć
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: During WWII
Country: New Zealand
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Girl Guides in Uniform – Pahiatua
Standing (l-r): Stefania Wrotniak, Walentyna Zyza, Janina Dębska, Irena Chaber, Scout leader Stefania Kozera, Zofia Pacanowska, Rozalia Kaczoń, Stanisława Lasak Sitting (l-r): Maria Najbert, Janina Szostak, Eugenia Sajewicz, Emilia Sondej, Regina Nowacka, Antonina Siechniewicz, Danuta Jankiewicz, Weronika Potem, Wanda Płusa, Stefania Pieczonka, Janina Kozera, Maria Niedumów
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: During WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Standard 6B – Pahiatua 1947
Standing: Helena Łabędź, Maria Kośnik, Józefa Aniecka, Stefania Dybka, Czesława Szadkowska, Józefa Gęborzewska, Maria Antoniak, Jadwiga Tietze, Janina Wasiukiewicz, Helena Ościlowska, Romualda Karpik Kneeling: Krystyna Zagrobelna, Irena Wierzbicka, Regina Łabędź, Jadwiga Wuda
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Girl Guides in Field – Pahiatua
Back (l-r): Janina Marchewa, Aniela Adach, Krystyna Manterys, Helena Kasprzyk, Regina Błażewicz, Ewa Szczepańska, Jadwiga Haptaś, Józefa Wrotniak, Regina Karpik Middle (l-r): Bronisława Lis, Stanisława Drozdowska, Maria Szczapa, Regina Zielińska, Dioniza Gradzik, Maria Rombel, Maria Naplocha, Helena Nawalaniec, Bożena Terlecka Front (l-r): Adela Jasionowicz, Anna Kowalska, Aniela Markowska, Genowefa Dźwiniel, Janina Szczapa, Franciszka Nowak
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
First Holy Communion – Pahiatua 1947
Back (l-r): Leokadia Jackowska, Irena Frydrych, Danuta Szysz, Barbara Sprusińska, Ewa Wierzbicka, Stefania Kamińska, Stanisława Markowska, Wanda Szczawińska, Aleksandra Wawryka, Barbara Szczepańska, Alicja Głowacka, Irena Okołów Front (l-r): Antonina Wołyncewicz, Halina Sawlewicz, Alicja Wiśniewska, Helena Characzko, Father Michał Wilniewczyc, Emilia Sordel, Zofia Markowska, Urszula Bednarska, Halina Wenckiewicz, Bronisława Jasionowicz Kneeling (l-r) Olga Sajewicz, Alfreda Kornobis
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: After WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
First Holy Communion – Pahaitua
A group of the youngest girls from the camp get ready for their First Holy Communion ceremony.
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Dining Room No. 2 – Pahiatua 1948
Lunch on a Sunday in the Polish Children's Camp's dining room No. 2
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
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Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua
Standard 4 – Pahiatua 1948
Back (l-r): Helen Characzko, Wanda Kozłowska, Olga Janiuk, Teresa Jabłońska, Maria Petryna (partly visible), Leokadia Jackowska (partly visible), Jadwiga Wasiukiewicz 2nd Back (l-r): Danuta Szysz, Barbara Sprusińska, Halina Wenckiewicz, Jolanta Wenckiewicz, Emilia Sordel, Alicja Wiśniewska Kneeling (l-r): Anna Jabłońska, Alicja Głowacka, Barbara Szczepańska, Jadwiga Bryl, Stanisława Markowska, Wanda Szczawińska Front (l-r): Bronisława Jasionowicz, Olga Sajewicz, Alfreda Kornobis, Irena Frydrych
Source: New Zealand's First Refugees Pahiatua's Polish Children Polish Children's Reunion Committee 2004 0-476-00739-9
Time Period: After WWII
Country: New Zealand
City/Town/Village: Pahiatua