Polish Refugees in New Zealand 1944-1951
Exhibitions
Daily Life
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The youngest children in Pahiatua camp on their way to the dining room with Stanisława Lewandowska, who was dedicated to looking after them on their journey to New Zealand and at the camp. She was affectionately called the ‘white mother’ because she always wore a white coat and was a like a mother to the youngest children. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.
Dr Andrzej Chibowski: Each day at the camp was filled with varied activity according to a plan. The camp siren woke everyone at seven in the morning. This was followed by dressing, a wash, communal prayer and making the beds. They went to breakfast in orderly groups. Classes started usually at 9 o’clock. There was a hot meal at midday. Classes finished at 3 o’clock, after which the rest of the afternoon was their own. They played communal games such as soccer, netball and other specifically Polish games, go roving about or read. Permission had to be requested to leave the camp’s environs but “sneaking out” to the surrounding fields, or exploring the native bush or river was not uncommon. But all children were back on time before the siren announced the evening meal or to their allocated duties. The day ended with a roll call in each dormitory, with the day’s announcements, common prayers and lights out at 9 o’clock. Saturday was devoted to general cleaning, beating out blankets in the open air, polishing or oiling of the wooden floors and mowing lawns.
Immediately after the arrival at the Pahiatua camp, teaching was extended to all children able to attend school. There was also pastoral care and the Scouts movement. These three institutions, school, church and Scouting, developed the children’s character, minds, hearts and patriotic attitudes. Teachers were keen to begin school education as soon as possible. Because of the children’s age range (the youngest were under two and the oldest 19, education had to be multilayered. A preschool, primary school and secondary school functioned from the beginning. On the first day after arrival the camp, commandant Jan Śledziński called up the teaching staff which had already been appointed in Iran. Halina Zięciak took up the post of school director, Krystyna Skwarko became the head of the boys’ school, Jadwiga Żerebecka of the girls’ school and Jadwiga Tietze of the preschool.
Fr Michał took the post of teacher of religion in the secondary schools and older classes of the primary school. He was assisted in this by Sister Monika Alexandrowicz and Wanda Pietrasińka. One of the children, Stanisław Manterys, recalls:
“Fr Michał Wilniewczyc was a much-liked priest. We called him by the diminutive version of his first name, Michaś (pronounced Meehush), but addressed him as “Father” out of respect. Soon after arrival at the camp, classes, which had been suspended for the duration of the journey from Iran, resumed in the newly erected prefabricated school buildings. Religion classes were one hour per day. Fr Michaś came to our class before midday and taught us the catechism and read interesting stories from the Old Testament Bible. Winter days in Pahiatua can be very cold, when the central heating could not cope. On such frosty mornings Fr Michaś took us to his residence in the small hut into which he managed to squeeze in 30 boys. He then prepared hot milk on the small iron stove and served it up with cocoa in army tin cups. We had to take turns because he only had a few cups, the boys impatiently waiting for their turn, while the class was in progress. Not certain of our future, he was also keen to improve our knowledge in matters other than religion, such as astronomy, history and nature.”
He also taught Latin in the two higher classes. An important element in the camp life was a religious upbringing. One of the boys, Antoni Leparowski, recalls:
“The sole priest at the camp, Fr Wilniewczyc celebrated daily Mass in the chapel, followed by the beautiful evening devotions. Each Sunday at 10 o’clock Mass was celebrated in the main hall for the whole camp.”
Stanisław Manterys recalls:
“A specially designed tall wardrobe on wheels stood in the corner of the stage. It was wheeled to the centre of the stage before Sunday Mass. When opened, the wardrobe revealed a ready altar. Vespers and other religious services were also held there when the chapel next door was too small to hold all the faithful. After the services the wardrobe was shut and the place returned to its function as a public hall.
Regular weekly films were shown on a suspended screen. Cowboy films were very popular with the boys, which they eagerly awaited. Though the local bishop had given his approval, Fr Michał was not happy that films and shows were held in the same place where Mass was celebrated.
A Priest’s Odyssey; p95-97
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Polish Scouts at the Camp with chief scout Stefania Kozera. Standing (l-r): Stanisław Wołk, Kazimierz Wiśniewski, Tadeusz Zioło, Julian Borowiec, Kazimierz Walczak Sitting (l-r): Alfred Sapiński, Mieczysław Ptak, Bronisław Rożniatowski, Jerzy Jankiewicz, Stefania Kozera, Czesław Pelc (arm in sling), Lech Lubas, Jan Lasota, Jan Kowalski, Adam Banaś, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk). Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.
Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004: Shortly after Lord Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement for boys, it was wholeheartedly embraced by the Polish people in 1911. No distinction was made and both sexes were called Scouts.
Poland at this time was partitioned (until 1918) and the new Scouting movement encouraged patriotism, allowing the Poles to express themselves, as well as being a youth organisation that was fun and character building. Therefore it is not surprising that as soon as the Polish children arrived in Iran after fleeing the forced-labour camps in the USSR, Scout companies were formed even before schools were established. When they arrived in the Polish Children’s Camp in Pahiatua, three-quarters of the children were in established Girl Guide and Boy Scout troops, Brownies and Cubs under the great leadership of Scout troop leader Stefania Kozera and the older girls and boys who helped her.
In the camp, Scouting was a big part of the children’s lives. At first it filled a void because of the lack of extracurricular facilities and equipment (there were no musical instruments in the camp’s early days and only one radio). But even after the sports teams were organised and the camp became more established, Scouting was a mainstay. It was a great leveller and a main form of entertainment.
At school it was often only the extra bright children that were particularly noticed. But in Scouting almost all could excel at something. Whether an individual had a particular talent for fire lighting, an especially beautiful singing voice, leadership qualities or the ability to teach others a skill, all of them had the opportunity to shine and develop very close bonds with the other children.
There were many Scout campfires. The first one was dedicated to all Scouts and people who had lost their lives in the unsuccessful Warsaw uprising, so it was a very moving occasion. Those gatherings around the campfire mirrored the children’s emotions. To ease their terrible bouts of homesickness, they organised “excursions around Poland”, with lots of singing, poetry and regional dancing, and celebrated Polish national days, religious days of importance and various anniversaries. For example, the anniversary of the Polish army’s victory at Monte Cassino was a joyous evening which filled them with great pride.
It didn’t take the Polish children long to befriend New Zealand Scouts and Girl Guides. Many New Zealand children had lined the tracks and greeted them as they travelled by train from Wellington to Pahiatua, while others had welcomed them at Palmerston North Railway Station. Girl Guides from Pahiatua had also helped prepare the camp for their arrival.
The friendships, ignited on the first day in New Zealand, continued to grow. Troops met on many occasions to participate in various “drives” and activities, the most important being the blessing of the Polish Scout flag. Guides and Scouts came from Pahiatua to the camp for the day. Kiwis and Poles took part in activities, shared meals, joined ranks to march in parade past New Zealand and Polish Scout and Guide officials, and bowed their heads together for the blessing of the flag. On another occasion a group of older Polish Girl Guides went to a Girl Guide leadership training camp in Waipawa.
New Zealand First Refugees: Pahiatua’s Polish Children, p332-333
Voices
Photos
![Camp kitchen at Pahiatua Camp which was initially run by the Army staff. (l-r): Jadwiga Żerebecka, Zofia Żerebecka, Janina Mełgieś holding Halina Mełgieś. Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3667-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Camp kitchen at Pahiatua Camp which was initially run by the Army staff. (l-r): Jadwiga Żerebecka, Zofia Żerebecka, Janina Mełgieś holding Halina Mełgieś. Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3667-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-1/62123445.jpg)
![Mrs Anna Rubisz supervises the youngest children as they test drive the seesaw built by the New Zealand soldiers at the Pahiatua Camp. In tartan coat Mrs Anna Rubisz, Standing in front and at centre of seesaw in white skirt with bow in her hair is Ewa Wierzbicka, to the left of Ewa is a little boy and to the left of him is Halina Kowalczyk, directly behind Halina is Eugeniusz Sarnecki, standing at back by power pole in centre of seesaw and smiling is Ryszard Tymicki. Disk 34442 - Reference No.: F-1376-1/4 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Mrs Anna Rubisz supervises the youngest children as they test drive the seesaw built by the New Zealand soldiers at the Pahiatua Camp. In tartan coat Mrs Anna Rubisz, Standing in front and at centre of seesaw in white skirt with bow in her hair is Ewa Wierzbicka, to the left of Ewa is a little boy and to the left of him is Halina Kowalczyk, directly behind Halina is Eugeniusz Sarnecki, standing at back by power pole in centre of seesaw and smiling is Ryszard Tymicki. Disk 34442 - Reference No.: F-1376-1/4 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-2/74263111.jpg)
![Women and children queue for food served by Army staff at Pahiatua Camp 1 November 1944. Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3662-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Women and children queue for food served by Army staff at Pahiatua Camp 1 November 1944. Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3662-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-3/2953341654.jpg)
![Polish staff in kitchen - starting to take over duties gradually. Girls at Sink, facing camera (l-r): Stefania Nawalaniec, Jadwiga Haptaś Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3664-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Polish staff in kitchen - starting to take over duties gradually. Girls at Sink, facing camera (l-r): Stefania Nawalaniec, Jadwiga Haptaś Disk 3445 - Reference No.: F-3664-1/2 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-4/198223267.jpg)
![Younger Children, Pahiatua Camp. (l-r): Witold Pleciak, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Helena Nawalaniec, Ryszard Gołębiowski, Ryszard Tymicki, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Bronisław Węgrzyn. Disk 34442 - Reference No.: F-1387-1/4 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Younger Children, Pahiatua Camp. (l-r): Witold Pleciak, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Helena Nawalaniec, Ryszard Gołębiowski, Ryszard Tymicki, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Bronisław Węgrzyn. Disk 34442 - Reference No.: F-1387-1/4 Photographer: John Dobree Pascoe from the John Pascoe Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library must be obtained before any reuse of this image.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-5/509147581.jpg)
![Female Teaching Staff – Pahiatua Camp. The Polish Children's Camp's female New Zealand teaching staff, 1947. They were pioneers in teaching foreign children. (l-r): Mary Sergent, Mary McAllister (Eising) and Joan Hay Female Teaching Staff – Pahiatua Camp. The Polish Children's Camp's female New Zealand teaching staff, 1947. They were pioneers in teaching foreign children. (l-r): Mary Sergent, Mary McAllister (Eising) and Joan Hay](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-6/3893935697.jpg)
![Girls Class in Pahiatua. Back (l-r): Janina Łabędź, Jadwiga Wasiukiewicz, Stanisława Markowska, Antonina Wołyncewicz, Leokadia Jackowska, Genowefa, Adamczyk, Barbara Szczepańska, Halina Wenckiewicz Middle (l-r): Emilia Sordel, Irena Frydrych, Anna Jabłońska, Barbara Sprusińska, Alicja Wiśniewska, Alicja Głowacka, Jolanta Wenckiewicz Front (l-r): Bronisława Jasionowicz, Danuta Szysz, Alfreda Kornobis, Olga Sajewicz, Ewa Wierzbicka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Girls Class in Pahiatua. Back (l-r): Janina Łabędź, Jadwiga Wasiukiewicz, Stanisława Markowska, Antonina Wołyncewicz, Leokadia Jackowska, Genowefa, Adamczyk, Barbara Szczepańska, Halina Wenckiewicz Middle (l-r): Emilia Sordel, Irena Frydrych, Anna Jabłońska, Barbara Sprusińska, Alicja Wiśniewska, Alicja Głowacka, Jolanta Wenckiewicz Front (l-r): Bronisława Jasionowicz, Danuta Szysz, Alfreda Kornobis, Olga Sajewicz, Ewa Wierzbicka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-7/2917367518.jpg)
![Four Janina’s – Name Day Celebration, 24 June 1946. l-r: Stefania Nawalaniec, Maria Zazulak, Janina Świerczyńska (seated), Rozalia Manterys, Janina Szałkowska, Janina Krystman, Bronisława Lis, Petronela Ostrowska, Stanisława Świerczyńska, Jadwiga Świerczyńska, Maria Wojciechowska, Janina Kornobis (seated), Krystyna Manterys. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Four Janina’s – Name Day Celebration, 24 June 1946. l-r: Stefania Nawalaniec, Maria Zazulak, Janina Świerczyńska (seated), Rozalia Manterys, Janina Szałkowska, Janina Krystman, Bronisława Lis, Petronela Ostrowska, Stanisława Świerczyńska, Jadwiga Świerczyńska, Maria Wojciechowska, Janina Kornobis (seated), Krystyna Manterys. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-8/202124413.jpg)
![Leon Rudolf Rosenberg-Łaszkiewicz used to buy horses for the Polish army. At the camp, he bought a horse and named it Kuba. It was loved by all the children. Once, when Kuba escaped, Leon phoned the Pahiatua police in a panic using his best English: "Kuba, she is gone!" The officer understood that the wife had escaped. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Leon Rudolf Rosenberg-Łaszkiewicz used to buy horses for the Polish army. At the camp, he bought a horse and named it Kuba. It was loved by all the children. Once, when Kuba escaped, Leon phoned the Pahiatua police in a panic using his best English: "Kuba, she is gone!" The officer understood that the wife had escaped. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-9/1908140687.jpg)
![The Polish Children's Camp's ambulance with some of the New Zealand soldiers who looked after the vehicle fleet. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The Polish Children's Camp's ambulance with some of the New Zealand soldiers who looked after the vehicle fleet. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-10/3132291011.jpg)
![Group of Staff with Children – Pahiatu. Back (l-r): Ewa Benasiewicz, Szczęsny Zaleski, Maria Dajnowska, Teodozja Woźniak, Stefania Jasionowicz, Weronika Maciejowska Middle (l-r): Janina Krystman, Maria Hajduk, Janina Świerczyńska, Janina Dajnowska Front (l-r): Wiktoria Dajnowska, Stefania Benasiewicz, Kazimiera Hajduk, Maria Woźniak, Halina Woźniak. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Group of Staff with Children – Pahiatu. Back (l-r): Ewa Benasiewicz, Szczęsny Zaleski, Maria Dajnowska, Teodozja Woźniak, Stefania Jasionowicz, Weronika Maciejowska Middle (l-r): Janina Krystman, Maria Hajduk, Janina Świerczyńska, Janina Dajnowska Front (l-r): Wiktoria Dajnowska, Stefania Benasiewicz, Kazimiera Hajduk, Maria Woźniak, Halina Woźniak. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-11/3873383820.jpg)
![Noel Jackson, a much-loved soldier, used his camera to record the life of the camp. It is thanks to him that many of the former children have a record of their years there. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Noel Jackson, a much-loved soldier, used his camera to record the life of the camp. It is thanks to him that many of the former children have a record of their years there. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-12/40457053.jpg)
![The camp's ever-smiling hygienist Maria Kasperowicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The camp's ever-smiling hygienist Maria Kasperowicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-13/1577353490.jpg)
![NZ Staff – Pahiatua. Some of the New Zealand personnel, 1947. Back (l-r): Mary Sergent, Eddie O'Keefe, Frank Muller, Joan Hay, Marion Parker Front (l-r): Andy Nola, Mary Eising, Bill McPartland. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. NZ Staff – Pahiatua. Some of the New Zealand personnel, 1947. Back (l-r): Mary Sergent, Eddie O'Keefe, Frank Muller, Joan Hay, Marion Parker Front (l-r): Andy Nola, Mary Eising, Bill McPartland. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-14/276084926.jpg)
![Polish staff relax in the camp's dining room. (l-r): Jerzy Białostocki, Antoni Kozłowski, Janina Dąbrowska, Karolina Pytlos, Józef Holona, Bolesława Połeć, Stanisława Lewandowska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Polish staff relax in the camp's dining room. (l-r): Jerzy Białostocki, Antoni Kozłowski, Janina Dąbrowska, Karolina Pytlos, Józef Holona, Bolesława Połeć, Stanisława Lewandowska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-15/1824889149.jpg)
![Polish Domestic Staff members. (l-r): Zofia Piotrkowska, Petronela Ostrowska, Zofia Kołodzińska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Polish Domestic Staff members. (l-r): Zofia Piotrkowska, Petronela Ostrowska, Zofia Kołodzińska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-16/1921862671.jpg)
![Camp Hospital Staff. The Polish Children's Camp hospital was a very important place as the children's health needed attention from their years in exile. Thanks to the staff's devoted care, the children soon recovered. Back (l-r): Stefania Jasionowicz, Bert Ford, Sister La Hore, Sister Leaming, Elwira Kundycka, Zofia Pantalejew, Weronika Maciejowska Front (l-r): Zofia Szysz, Sister Johnson, Helena Szymulska, Dr Eugenia Czochańska, Maria Sawicka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Camp Hospital Staff. The Polish Children's Camp hospital was a very important place as the children's health needed attention from their years in exile. Thanks to the staff's devoted care, the children soon recovered. Back (l-r): Stefania Jasionowicz, Bert Ford, Sister La Hore, Sister Leaming, Elwira Kundycka, Zofia Pantalejew, Weronika Maciejowska Front (l-r): Zofia Szysz, Sister Johnson, Helena Szymulska, Dr Eugenia Czochańska, Maria Sawicka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-17/3558751651.jpg)
![The first wedding at the Polish Children's Camp OF Wally Jane to Maria Wypych on 21 May 1945. Back (l-r): William Jane, Helena Dajnowska, Wally Jane (Groom), Maria Wypych (Bride), Wiktoria Wypych, Larry Eddie Front: Halina Woźniak (Flower Girl). Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The first wedding at the Polish Children's Camp OF Wally Jane to Maria Wypych on 21 May 1945. Back (l-r): William Jane, Helena Dajnowska, Wally Jane (Groom), Maria Wypych (Bride), Wiktoria Wypych, Larry Eddie Front: Halina Woźniak (Flower Girl). Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-18/2650406366.jpg)
![Boys in the camp's vegetable garden when an effort was being made to make it as self sufficient as possible, 1945. (l-r): Stanisław Prędki, Artur Gawlik, Wacław Gołębiowski, Aleksander Basałaj, Kazimierz Depczyński, Mieczysław Sadowski, Edward Dąbrowski, Tadeusz Zioło, Tadeusz Budny. Boys in the camp's vegetable garden when an effort was being made to make it as self sufficient as possible, 1945. (l-r): Stanisław Prędki, Artur Gawlik, Wacław Gołębiowski, Aleksander Basałaj, Kazimierz Depczyński, Mieczysław Sadowski, Edward Dąbrowski, Tadeusz Zioło, Tadeusz Budny.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-19/367447541.jpg)
![A dish washing brigade at the camp's kitchen No. 1. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. A dish washing brigade at the camp's kitchen No. 1. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-20/1695201620.jpg)
![Rugby Boys. Back (l-r): Andy Nola, Bronisław Kasprzyk, Eugeniusz Zajkowski, Ryszard Żołnowski, Frank Muller Front (l-r): Tadeusz Wiewiórka, Bronisław Gmyterko, Tadeusz Lepionka, Stanisław Gratkowski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Rugby Boys. Back (l-r): Andy Nola, Bronisław Kasprzyk, Eugeniusz Zajkowski, Ryszard Żołnowski, Frank Muller Front (l-r): Tadeusz Wiewiórka, Bronisław Gmyterko, Tadeusz Lepionka, Stanisław Gratkowski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-21/963078939.jpg)
![Antoni Kozłowski leads the march at the Pahiatua camp to Sunday Mass. . Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Antoni Kozłowski leads the march at the Pahiatua camp to Sunday Mass. . Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-22/3721469386.jpg)
![Group of Boys & Girls at the Camp. Back (l-r): Jan Wojciechowski, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk), Lech Lubas, Jan Lasota Front (l-r): Zofia Pacanowska, Irena Banach, Henryka Aulich, Emilia Sondej, Ryszard Białostocki. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Group of Boys & Girls at the Camp. Back (l-r): Jan Wojciechowski, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk), Lech Lubas, Jan Lasota Front (l-r): Zofia Pacanowska, Irena Banach, Henryka Aulich, Emilia Sondej, Ryszard Białostocki. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-23/2176634757.jpg)
![Group of Boys at Camp. Standing (l-r): Wiesław Kaliński, Marian Tarasiewicz, Tomasz Kaźimierów Kneeling (l-r): Kazimierz Pisarek, Zbigniew Tarasiewicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Group of Boys at Camp. Standing (l-r): Wiesław Kaliński, Marian Tarasiewicz, Tomasz Kaźimierów Kneeling (l-r): Kazimierz Pisarek, Zbigniew Tarasiewicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-24/3486316073.jpg)
![Boys Rugby – 1948. The boys took on rugby with a passion and became "the fear of the northern Wairarapa". The opposition team's management had to lend them rugby boots for the representative team's first game. Standing (l-r): Marian Kępka, Zdzisław Lorenc, Zdzisław Witkowski, Władysław Leszewicz, Anatol Karpik, Bronisław Lemów, Frank Muller, Stanisław Gratkowski, Marian Budny, Jan Niedźwiecki, Alfons Moroz, Bronisław Gmyterko (partly visible), Witold Powierza, Michał Sidoruk, Michał Smal (partly visible), Bolesław Banasiak, Zygmunt Wiśniewski, Zbigniew Tarasiewicz, Eugeniusz Zajkowski (partly visible), Kazimierz Niedźwiecki, Michał Adamczyk, Władysław Orawiec, Stanisław Ościłowski, Piotr Mazur (white shirt), Andy Nola Kneeling (l-r): Jan Holender, Antoni Leparowski, Zygmunt Ratuszny Sitting (l-r): Władysław Nowak, Jerzy Wierzbicki, Roman Kraj, Tadeusz Lepionka, Antoni Dobrowolski, Tadeusz Wiewiórka, Stanisław Dygas, Mieczysław Grzywa, Bronisław Woś, Franciszek Kubiak, Bogusław Januszkiewicz, Edward Krejcisz, Mikołaj Bartniczak, Nikifor Piesocki, Władysław Szulgan, Jerzy Bojarski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Boys Rugby – 1948. The boys took on rugby with a passion and became "the fear of the northern Wairarapa". The opposition team's management had to lend them rugby boots for the representative team's first game. Standing (l-r): Marian Kępka, Zdzisław Lorenc, Zdzisław Witkowski, Władysław Leszewicz, Anatol Karpik, Bronisław Lemów, Frank Muller, Stanisław Gratkowski, Marian Budny, Jan Niedźwiecki, Alfons Moroz, Bronisław Gmyterko (partly visible), Witold Powierza, Michał Sidoruk, Michał Smal (partly visible), Bolesław Banasiak, Zygmunt Wiśniewski, Zbigniew Tarasiewicz, Eugeniusz Zajkowski (partly visible), Kazimierz Niedźwiecki, Michał Adamczyk, Władysław Orawiec, Stanisław Ościłowski, Piotr Mazur (white shirt), Andy Nola Kneeling (l-r): Jan Holender, Antoni Leparowski, Zygmunt Ratuszny Sitting (l-r): Władysław Nowak, Jerzy Wierzbicki, Roman Kraj, Tadeusz Lepionka, Antoni Dobrowolski, Tadeusz Wiewiórka, Stanisław Dygas, Mieczysław Grzywa, Bronisław Woś, Franciszek Kubiak, Bogusław Januszkiewicz, Edward Krejcisz, Mikołaj Bartniczak, Nikifor Piesocki, Władysław Szulgan, Jerzy Bojarski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-25/2752282728.jpg)
![The seven-a-side Bush Primary Cup, 1948. Back (l-r): Andy Nola, Teodor Poszeluk, Władysław Orawiec, Kazimierz Niedźwiecki, Frank Muller Front (l-r): Władysław Leszewicz, Michał Adamczyk, Zdzisław Witkowski, Anatol Karpik. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The seven-a-side Bush Primary Cup, 1948. Back (l-r): Andy Nola, Teodor Poszeluk, Władysław Orawiec, Kazimierz Niedźwiecki, Frank Muller Front (l-r): Władysław Leszewicz, Michał Adamczyk, Zdzisław Witkowski, Anatol Karpik. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-26/3125040474.jpg)
![Polish Scouts at the Camp with chief scout Stefania Kozera. Standing (l-r): Stanisław Wołk, Kazimierz Wiśniewski, Tadeusz Zioło, Julian Borowiec, Kazimierz Walczak Sitting (l-r): Alfred Sapiński, Mieczysław Ptak, Bronisław Rożniatowski, Jerzy Jankiewicz, Stefania Kozera, Czesław Pelc (arm in sling), Lech Lubas, Jan Lasota, Jan Kowalski, Adam Banaś, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk). Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Polish Scouts at the Camp with chief scout Stefania Kozera. Standing (l-r): Stanisław Wołk, Kazimierz Wiśniewski, Tadeusz Zioło, Julian Borowiec, Kazimierz Walczak Sitting (l-r): Alfred Sapiński, Mieczysław Ptak, Bronisław Rożniatowski, Jerzy Jankiewicz, Stefania Kozera, Czesław Pelc (arm in sling), Lech Lubas, Jan Lasota, Jan Kowalski, Adam Banaś, Krzysztof Jasiński (Staszczuk). Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-27/483861750.jpg)
![The Dentist Janina Budzyna-Dawidowska treats boys to afternoon tea (l-r): Mieczysław Dutkiewicz, Tadeusz Sapiński, Waldemar Dejnakowski, Lech Dobroński, Julian Mazur. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The Dentist Janina Budzyna-Dawidowska treats boys to afternoon tea (l-r): Mieczysław Dutkiewicz, Tadeusz Sapiński, Waldemar Dejnakowski, Lech Dobroński, Julian Mazur. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-28/1429267595.jpg)
![Camp Commandant Major Foxley amuses the kindergarten children with a "disappearing sixpence" trick. (l-r): Major Foxley, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Edward Wała, Franciszek Szpetner, Stanisław Banaś, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Kazimierz Dudek, Ryszard Tymicki, Witold Pleciak, Bronisław Witaszek, Jan Lepionka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Camp Commandant Major Foxley amuses the kindergarten children with a "disappearing sixpence" trick. (l-r): Major Foxley, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Edward Wała, Franciszek Szpetner, Stanisław Banaś, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Kazimierz Dudek, Ryszard Tymicki, Witold Pleciak, Bronisław Witaszek, Jan Lepionka. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-29/3710899360.jpg)
![Class Group of some of the Youngest Boys. Teacher: Stanisława Lewandowska Back (l-r): Michał Guc, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Witold Pleciak, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Bronisław Dudek, Edward Wała, Ryszard Tymicki Middle (l-r): Tadeusz Tietze, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Antoni Juchnowicz, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Stanisław Banaś Front (l-r): Czesław Nawrocki, Julian Ośko, Franciszek Szpetner, Marek Powierza, Jan Lepionka, Bronisław Witaszek. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Class Group of some of the Youngest Boys. Teacher: Stanisława Lewandowska Back (l-r): Michał Guc, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Witold Pleciak, Ryszard Gołębiewski, Bronisław Dudek, Edward Wała, Ryszard Tymicki Middle (l-r): Tadeusz Tietze, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Antoni Juchnowicz, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Stanisław Banaś Front (l-r): Czesław Nawrocki, Julian Ośko, Franciszek Szpetner, Marek Powierza, Jan Lepionka, Bronisław Witaszek. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-30/2201323655.jpg)
![A sea of smiling faces with some clutching prized toys. Maria Węgrzyn (back left) and Stanisława Lewandowska (back right) look over a group of their youngest charges. (l-r): Antoni Juchnowicz, Bronisław Witaszek, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Edward Wała, Julian Ośko, Czesław Nawrocki, Stanisław Banaś, Witold Pleciak, Franciszek Szpetner, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Bronisław Dudek, Jan Lepionka, Ryszard Tymicki (partially hidden), Ryszard Gołębiewski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. A sea of smiling faces with some clutching prized toys. Maria Węgrzyn (back left) and Stanisława Lewandowska (back right) look over a group of their youngest charges. (l-r): Antoni Juchnowicz, Bronisław Witaszek, Zygmunt Szadkowski, Edward Wała, Julian Ośko, Czesław Nawrocki, Stanisław Banaś, Witold Pleciak, Franciszek Szpetner, Bronisław Węgrzyn, Bronisław Pietkiewicz, Eugeniusz Sarnecki, Michał Guc, Andrzej Dobrowolski, Bronisław Dudek, Jan Lepionka, Ryszard Tymicki (partially hidden), Ryszard Gołębiewski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-31/3747109576.jpg)
![The lawn brigade outside the school staff building (l-r): Tatiana Olechnowicz (seated), Czesław Bełczącki, Ryszard Sierpiński, Ryszard Nowacki, Witold Dziegieć. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. The lawn brigade outside the school staff building (l-r): Tatiana Olechnowicz (seated), Czesław Bełczącki, Ryszard Sierpiński, Ryszard Nowacki, Witold Dziegieć. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-32/1005464601.jpg)
![Standard 6A – Boys – 1947. (l-r): Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Kazimierz Markowski, Rudolf Szymczycha, Czesław Belczącki, Tadeusz Burak, Józef Zawada, Stanisław Manterys, Mieczysław Głowacki, Stanisław Brejnakowski, Ryszard Nowacki, Bronisław Brączek, Mieczysław Markowski (standing), Marian Adamski, Stanisław Kilian, Jerzy Wierzbicki (front), Witold Dziegieć, Ryszard Sierpiński, Józef Wnęk (back), Józef Plewiński, Jan Rogowski, Zdzisław Gawronek, Piotr Przychodźko, Michał Zagwojski, Jan Kołodziński, Aleksander Tkaczyk (aka Goryl), Andrzej Szymanik. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Standard 6A – Boys – 1947. (l-r): Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Kazimierz Markowski, Rudolf Szymczycha, Czesław Belczącki, Tadeusz Burak, Józef Zawada, Stanisław Manterys, Mieczysław Głowacki, Stanisław Brejnakowski, Ryszard Nowacki, Bronisław Brączek, Mieczysław Markowski (standing), Marian Adamski, Stanisław Kilian, Jerzy Wierzbicki (front), Witold Dziegieć, Ryszard Sierpiński, Józef Wnęk (back), Józef Plewiński, Jan Rogowski, Zdzisław Gawronek, Piotr Przychodźko, Michał Zagwojski, Jan Kołodziński, Aleksander Tkaczyk (aka Goryl), Andrzej Szymanik. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-33/1736703574.jpg)
![Young Boys Watching Gardener. A group of the younger boys stare as a gardener cuts the grass with a lawnmower - a new and exciting contraption they'd never seen before. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Young Boys Watching Gardener. A group of the younger boys stare as a gardener cuts the grass with a lawnmower - a new and exciting contraption they'd never seen before. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-34/703842298.jpg)
![The standard of the Polish Scouts of New Zealand, donated by Scout Leader Stefania Kozera (with long skirt). The flag says: "Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego, Hufiec Nowo Zelandzki w Pahiatua" (Polish Scouts in Pahiatua, New Zealand). The standard of the Polish Scouts of New Zealand, donated by Scout Leader Stefania Kozera (with long skirt). The flag says: "Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego, Hufiec Nowo Zelandzki w Pahiatua" (Polish Scouts in Pahiatua, New Zealand).](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-35/2076900570.jpg)
![Having fun with a scooter at the camp. (l-r): Maria Pytlos, Marek Powierza and Tadeusz Tietze. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Having fun with a scooter at the camp. (l-r): Maria Pytlos, Marek Powierza and Tadeusz Tietze. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-36/1703029224.jpg)
![Kindergarten children in the camp's pool. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Kindergarten children in the camp's pool. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-37/3272693828.jpg)
![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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. 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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-38/2331416633.jpg)
![Girl Guides Cooking in the Woods. (l-r): Maria Zielińska, Genowefa Apanowicz, Stefania Serdyńska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Girl Guides Cooking in the Woods. (l-r): Maria Zielińska, Genowefa Apanowicz, Stefania Serdyńska. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-39/48867346.jpg)
![Dressed up for a concert. (l-r): Regina Nowacka, Irena Wasiukiewicz, Helena Pilarska, Zofia Pacanowska, Polikarp Kilczewski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Dressed up for a concert. (l-r): Regina Nowacka, Irena Wasiukiewicz, Helena Pilarska, Zofia Pacanowska, Polikarp Kilczewski. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-40/803835327.jpg)
![Junior Girls Netball 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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Junior Girls Netball 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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-41/1938055152.jpg)
![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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. 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: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-42/2536646945.jpg)
![Girls at the River behind the Camp. (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. Girls at the River behind the Camp. (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.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-43/3412065134.jpg)
![Girls At Play at the Camp. Skipping rope - healthy and happy, the Polish children play in the warm Pahiatua sun. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Girls At Play at the Camp. Skipping rope - healthy and happy, the Polish children play in the warm Pahiatua sun. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-44/2234499778.jpg)
![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. 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.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-45/4008686723.jpg)
![Dining Room No. 2 – Pahiatua 1948. Lunch on a Sunday in the Polish Children's Camp's dining room No. 2. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Dining Room No. 2 – Pahiatua 1948. Lunch on a Sunday in the Polish Children's Camp's dining room No. 2. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-46/4037501361.jpg)
![Grzegorz Treder visiting Pahiatua. (l-r): Grzegorz Treder of Konini (born in Carterton 1897, from an earlier Polish settlement, he could still speak some Polish and was very popular with the older people in the camp), Maria Korczak-Bucewicz, Stanisława Danielewska, Olga Sygierycz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Grzegorz Treder visiting Pahiatua. (l-r): Grzegorz Treder of Konini (born in Carterton 1897, from an earlier Polish settlement, he could still speak some Polish and was very popular with the older people in the camp), Maria Korczak-Bucewicz, Stanisława Danielewska, Olga Sygierycz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-48/2400453297.jpg)
![Teachers & Caregivers – Pahiatua Camp. A group of the camp's teachers and caregivers. Back (l-r): Leon Rudolf Rosenberg-Łaszkiewicz, Waleria Zatorska, Maria Węgrzyn, Stefania Nawalaniec, Ewa Banasiewicz, Elwira Kundycka, Paulina Jania, Julia Rolińska Front (l-r): Zofia Sprusińska, Stanisława Kołodyńska, Father Michał Wilniewczyc, Janina Kornobis, Weronika Woźniak, Helena Białostocka, Zdzisława Blaschke, Balbina Wojtowicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004. Teachers & Caregivers – Pahiatua Camp. A group of the camp's teachers and caregivers. Back (l-r): Leon Rudolf Rosenberg-Łaszkiewicz, Waleria Zatorska, Maria Węgrzyn, Stefania Nawalaniec, Ewa Banasiewicz, Elwira Kundycka, Paulina Jania, Julia Rolińska Front (l-r): Zofia Sprusińska, Stanisława Kołodyńska, Father Michał Wilniewczyc, Janina Kornobis, Weronika Woźniak, Helena Białostocka, Zdzisława Blaschke, Balbina Wojtowicz. Source: Polish Children’s Reunion Committee 2004.](https://kresy-siberia.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/NZ-DailyLife-49/3547975934.jpg)