Riga Exodus #5

Queensland’s Rockhampton Evening News of 28 November 1940 screamed an indignant headline: STATE CLIMATE GIVEN BAD NAME Evacuees do not want to live here! Further north up the coast, Queensland’s Townsville Daily Bulletin of 29 November 1940 was equally offended: BALTIC EVACUEES – Queensland's Maligned Climate The story behind the headlines was that some of …

Riga Exodus #4

This series of posts has been inspired by fellow blogger Derrick J. Knight, who recently wrote the true-life story of his great-aunt Evelyn May Knight's escape from Soviet-run Estonia in 1940. You can read the original story here. This is my fourth follow-up to the tale. You can read my part one here, part two …

Riga Exodus #3

This series of posts has been inspired by fellow blogger Derrick J. Knight, who recently wrote the true-life story of his great-aunt Evelyn May Knight escape from Soviet-run Estonia in 1940. You can read the original story here. This is my third follow-up to the tale. You can read my part one here, and part …