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Glanville was alright we were getting plenty of bread. They probably got the message, they said ‘Greeks want bread’, they can't eat without the bread. George Iosifidis, Semaphore 1955, interviewed 2012
People

Hi Tony! Will be in touch now that we're back into the project. But wanted to add that we think there is only one extant building on what is now LeFevre High site, based on info available. But it is sparse.

Thanks Tony, that's interesting to hear! The researchers at the University of Adelaide had a lot of trouble finding people who'd been housed at Semaphore, I'll pass on your information.

Hi, my wife and I visited Adelaide last weekend and went to look for the Migrant Hostel in Hart Street based on the information on your webpage. There appears to only be 2 buildings standing in the Le Fevre School Grounds which look like part of the original hostel. My Dad, Verius Antonius Laarakkers immigrated to South Australia from the Netherlands in 1951 and was first housed at the Semphore Immigrant Hostel when he arrived. It was wonderful to see this part of both Sempahore's and my family's history. Thank you so very much for making this information available.
Agutter, Dr Karen, research notes, Hostel Stories project, the University of Adelaide
Migration Museum, Hostel Stories: Migrant Lives, Semaphore Hostel information sheet.
Migration Museum, research files, Semaphore Hostel, Hostel Stories
State Library of South Australia, OH 948, Hostel Stories Oral History Project, JD Somerville Oral History Collection, 2010 - 2017
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