A life of travel from Darwin to Melbourne
I was born in Darwin in November 1941. My father was white Anglo Saxon and my mother Australian born Chinese/Malay. He ran away from home on a pearling lugger at the age of 12 and arrived in Broome where he woked as a pearl diver and then a tenderer. He eventually went to Darwin.
Fleeing for a better life
By my age now, both my grandparents' and my parents' generation had already fled the country they grew up in, due to unfortunate circumstances.
The scent of eucalypts
This is my story. Mine and my husband's. It is now part of our children's story too, although they don't know it yet.
The Vietnam Moratoriums
By 1970 public opinion against Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War had begun to change, with an increasingly large protest movement.
Bombing of Darwin
On 19 February, 1942 Japanese forces launched air raids on Darwin, the first on Australian soil.
The year my Grandfather was born
My Grandfather was born on 21 August 1901 the year our country became a Federation.
My Family’s Story
The first Cresp came from Antibes France. His name was Joshephin Cresp and his parent's names were Catherine Tassanari and Joseph Louis Cresp.
My Story
My Grandma's dad came from England in 1952 to come coach the Australian Olympic Socceroos in 1956