{"id":1605,"date":"2020-03-30T16:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T06:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1605"},"modified":"2020-06-26T19:59:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T09:29:40","slug":"our-migrant-heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1605","title":{"rendered":"Our Migrant Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Return to Gateways Topics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this section we explore the impact of those people who have come from other countries to make the Hills their home and we tell their stories from past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italian Migrants in the Adelaide Hills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr Frank Manak<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My 1951 Sea Voyage by Elisabeth Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rossini Family<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rutte Family and the Stirling Parrot Farm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lolo Houbein<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Return to Gateways Topics In this section we explore the impact of those people who have come from other countries to make the Hills their home and we tell their stories from past and present. Italian Migrants in the Adelaide Hills Fr Frank Manak Joseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski My 1951 Sea Voyage by Elisabeth Anderson The … Continue reading “Our Migrant Heritage”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaNLq6-pT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3734,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3734","url_meta":{"origin":1605,"position":0},"title":"Hills Sculpture Trail","date":"July 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A major initiative, which has left permanent traces in the region, was the Adelaide Hills Inaugural International Sculpture Symposium, which took place in 2012. 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