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Two years after Treesje was born, we had another daughter, Lucy. She was born one day before my birthday and I remember it well, because it was election day and I had firmly decided that it was too important to  |
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miss out, so just before 12 noon I went to the polling booth, which was only a short way down the street, and about 2 p.m. Lucy arrived. Paul, Trees and Lucy were all born at home and the "verloskundige" was Thea Sam, Tantan's niece, and we had a nurse looking after the family for about a week. Immediately after the war ended there was much talk about emigration and Tante Rietje spoke to us about it. We went to a film about Australia, which showed us kangaroos and kookaburras and exotic flowers and sandy beaches etc..... It all seemed wonderful and a real adventure. However we heard also stories from people who had emigrated and were sent to migrant camps, and I was not happy about the idea that we would leave the security of a job and a house for something like a camp in an unknown country. I thought Dad should have a job before we left for Australia. So I bought Australian Newspapers, the Age etc., which were 6 weeks old, and wrote applications for several jobs I thought would suit Dad. |
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