In the Wake of the Pioneers: Fiordland Museum Trust Oral History Project
     Subject 
  
    Subject Source: Local sources
    
    
     Found in 1 Collection or Record:
WERNER, Lieselotte Renate (Lottie) interviewed by Morag Forrester
     Record Group 
  
    
      Identifier: H0579
    
Overview
             Fifty years ago, Lottie boarded ship at a Dutch port bound for Wellington. She and her fellow passengers were New Zealand immigrants under the government's assisted passage scheme for displaced persons following the end of WWII. Embarking on a new life with the help of her first employers, Sir Matthew and Lady Oram, Lottie quickly adapted to the New Zealand lifestyle. A few years later, she crossed the Tasman but unable to adjust to the hot South Australian summers, she returned to New Zealand....
          
      
          Dates: 
        2008
      
      
   