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Wodonga City Council unearths WWII migrant stories for Bonegilla centre's 75th anniversary

Krystyna Mills (nee Koszyc) remembers Bonegilla Migrant and Training Centre as a place of comfort — a home that was both nurturing and safe.

She was born at the centre in northern Victoria during 1953, four years after her parents arrived in Australia on a transport vessel from Europe. 

Her Polish parents ended up in Germany after World War II and, with their homes decimated by conflict, were looking for a new place to settle. 

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