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Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand)

ID: spol-000058-P/150543

Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand)

Information about the object:
The arrival of the American transport ship USS ,,General George Randall" to New Zealand on 31.10.1944 is one of the brightest moments of the wartime drama of the Poles deported to Siberia after 1939. On board the ship were 733 Polish orphans who had escaped from the 'inhuman land' with General Anders' army and 102 guardians. The New Zealanders welcomed them warmly, created an enclave for them - the "Pahiatua Polish Children's Camp" - and gave them every opportunity for development. The survivors dispersed around the country. Over time, they were joined by Poles from other parts of the world (e.g. Bolesław Augustis, after demobilisation from General Anders' army, came to his future wife Maria Zazulak from England).

Completed works:

2023
The aim of the project was to query and digitise the private iconographic archives of Siberians who settled in New Zealand after the Second World War, with particular emphasis on material relating to the inhabitants of the Borderlands of the Second Polish Republic, including Bolesław Augustis, a photographer of pre-war Białystok. These documents, unique to Polish history, are incomplete and scattered. As part of the task, from 1.06 - 16.11.2023 SEK Widok, together with partners: The Polish Heritage Museum in Auckland (which has Polonica and contacts among Sybiraks) and the Sybir Memorial Museum from Bialystok, sorted, recorded and disseminated the resources acquired in Auckland and consolidated them in a common database.

The project was carried out by a team of 6 volunteers from Poland and New Zealand. It was also an opportunity to promote the work of Bolesław Augustis in the antipodes, where he was unknown as a photographer, and to integrate the Polish community there. The materials obtained will be made available on albom.pl and donated to the Sibir Memorial Museum.

2024
The aim of the project was to query and digitise private iconographic archives of Poles who settled in New Zealand after World War II. These were mainly the archives of Nina Tomaszyk, the Poplawski and Michalik families and the Polish House in Wellington, identified last year. In the period from 1 June to 16 November 2024, the SEK "View" together with its partners (Polish Association in Wellington, SPK Christchurch) organised, registered, disseminated the acquired resources and consolidated them in a common database at www.albom.pl. The digitised materials were handed over to the Sybir Memorial Museum in Bialystok. The project was carried out by a team of seven volunteers from Poland and New Zealand. It was also an opportunity to present to the Polish community previously unpublished photographs by B. Augustis from New Zealand, digitised during the project last year.

Funding: Polonica Institute's programme "Polish cultural heritage abroad - volunteering".

More about the project: https://polonika.pl

Implementing organizations:

  • Stowarzyszenie Edukacji Kulturalnej Widok, realizacja w latach 2023 i 2024

Time of construction:

1944

Publication:

25.03.2024

Last updated:

24.04.2025

Realizacja (rok/lata):

2023, 2024
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Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand), photo 2023, all rights reserved
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Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand), photo 2023, all rights reserved
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Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand), photo 2023, all rights reserved
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand), photo 2023, all rights reserved
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand), photo 2023, all rights reserved
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Meeting with Zbyszek Popławski - describing pictures, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Card from the album of Nina Tomaszyk-Skwarko, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Krystyna Skwarko's diary from her time in Isfahan, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Meeting with the Polish community at the home of Irena Lowe in Welingtown - first from left Irena Lowe, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Janina Goff of Wellington talks about the photos in her album, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Recording an interview with Elżbieta Rombel - President of the Association of Poles in New Zealand, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Browsing the archives at the Polish House in Wellington, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Polish House in Auckland - celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the adoption of Polish children in New Zealand, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
A picture of the celebrations in Pahiatua, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024
Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Photo showing Boleslaw Augustis and the Siberians. Queries and digitisation of selected archives (New Zealand) Gallery of the object +14
Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the adoption of Polish children by New Zealand in Pahiatua, photo Grzegorz Dąbrowski, 2024

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