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W A C H G

Alex Banovich

Alex is a pharmacist who has been prominent and active ni West Australian Croatian community.

His parents came to WA from Zaostrog in between the two world wars and his grandfather had travelled and lived in New Zealand and the Americas before World War 1.

Growing Roots

Growing Roots provides insights into the lives of Croatian and Italian pioneers of the Southwest timber industry and their struggles to build a life in WA. Their stories are intertwined with developments in the timber industry and the ongoing tug-of-war between preservation and use of native forests.

Zoran Ukich: retrospective

A showcase of art produced by Zoran Ukich during the 1970s-1980s and 1990s, including photography, painting and woodwork. The bilingual publication also includes a biography, and brief histories of Prvić Šepurina, Wanneroo and the Ukić family.

Yes it is…

A detailed history of the Polich and Katavich families who came to Australia from the Vrgorac area. It also contains a brief history of Croatia, a history of the Vrgorac region and a detailed description of life on the Goldfields’ woodlines.

Spearwood Dalmatinac Club

Planning and Building of the Spearwood Dalmatinac Sport and Community Club

For a Better Life: Yugoslavs on the Goldfields on Western Australia 1890-1970

A detailed academic work about life on the Goldfields as experienced by Yugoslavs, mostly Dalmatian Croatians.

A Cry from Afar – Croats of Western Australia 1976-2016

A memoir chronicling the life of post-war migrant Croatians and their work in preserving a Croatian identity. There is also a Croatian language edition.

Sure Beats Working

Autobiography of Auckland-born radio announcer of Croatian parents. Initially a sign-writer, Freddie accidentally stumbled into radio to become a record-breaking broadcaster both in New Zealand and in Perth in a career spanning five decades.

Shattered Ideals and Fractured Identities: Western Australia to Yugoslavia and back 1948-1955

A detailed story about Yugoslav West Australians (mostly Croatians) who left Australia to help rebuild a war-torn Yugoslavia, only to return a few years later.