The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.

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Suitcase

Suitcase

Possessions from a Dutch Immigrants Suitcase

Dutch Immigrant Nonja Pieters, carried all these items to Australia in 1949 on the immigrant ship Ugolino Vivaldi.

Some are valued  possessions linking the owner to her old home.

Some are to prepare for a new life in a new land.

Books – All About Australia, English for Newcomers to Australia, Step by Step
Books – Australie, Kleine Schoolatias, Sneeuwitje (Snow White)
Decorated bellows
Embroidered cushion covers
Weaving shuttle
Tile trivet

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Inside a display case is a very worn old suitcase. It is opened to show items of clothing, and children's books written in Dutch.

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The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.