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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • MARCH 2013 PAGE
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Harmony Day with origami
To celebrate Harmony Day, Port Adelaide Enfield Library
Service is inviting adults and children over nine years
of age to participate in an origami activity at either
Port Adelaide or Enfield Library
Origami began in China in the first or second century
and then spread to Japan during the sixth century. The
origami crane has since become a symbol of world
peace, health and long life.
Join us in learning this beautiful art form. Bookings
are essential by phone or online (see back cover).
Wednesday 20 March, 3.30-4.30pm
Enfield Library, 1 Kensington Crescent Enfield
Thursday 21 March, 6-7pm
Port Adelaide Library, 2 Church Street Port Adelaide
Caught! Reading winners
To celebrate the National Year of Reading Port Adelaide
Enfield Library Service hosted a photographic competition
titled Caught! Reading.
Participants were encouraged to enter a creative image that
highlighted the act of reading and inspired a love of reading.
A shortlist of images was chosen and finalist judging was
open throughout November. People’s choice judging was
completed online as well as at the library branches.
A panel of expert judges also chose a winner.
Three winners were chosen to receive prizes, kindly donated
by Office Works, Gilles Plains: Judges award - Kerri Madison,
People’s choice - Ron Johnson award and People’s choice
Under 15 - Gypsy-Rose Entriken.
The Deputy Mayor of Port Adelaide Enfield, Cr Ray Guscott,
announced the winners of the competition at a presentation
night held at Enfield Library on 29 November.
Baby Bounce sessions
Baby Bounce sessions are now held each week during
school terms from 10.30-11am. They provide an opportunity
to introduce your child to the joys of language by sharing
nursery rhymes, finger plays, music and songs, and stories.
Baby Bounce sessions are designed specially for children
aged 0-2 years. There is no need to book, just turn up and
enjoy some fun with your baby and others.
Semaphore Library, Fridays during school terms.
Greenacres Library, Wednesdays during school terms.
Calling comic enthusiasts
A comic book drawing workshop will be held from
4-7.30pm on Thursday, 14 March at Greenacres Library.
A super comic book artist will take participants through
the steps of creating your own unique comic book creation.
A light meal of pizza, drinks and something sweet will
be provided – and you can dress as your favourite
comic hero if you like.
Numbers are limited so book now to reserve your place.
Contact 8405 6540 or book online at
www.portenf.sa.gov.au/librarycalendar
The Hostel Stories Project
An ongoing research project in partnership with Port Adelaide
Enfield Council is examining the experiences and memories
of former residents of and workers in migrant hostels, camps,
and reception centres in South Australia from the mid-1940s
to the mid-1990s. In addition to hostels within what is now
Port Adelaide Enfield Council (Gepps Cross, Rosewater, and
Semaphore), many current residents of the council resided at
Finsbury-Pennington.
The Finsbury Hostel which opened in late 1949 was the
largest and longest operating of all of the South Australia
hostels, closing in the early 1990s having been renamed
Pennington in approximately 1980 due to a change in
zoning. The site, located just to the south of Grand Junction
Road and bounded by King, Glenroy, Ariel and Bell Streets,
was formerly used as accommodation for munitions workers
during World War II.
It is difficult to ascertain how many migrants resided at
Finsbury-Pennington during its operation, but it almost
certainly housed more migrants than any of the other
SA hostels.
The research project is eager to make contact with former
residents and workers of the hostel, particularly in the later
time periods of its operation.
If you would like to provide information, be interviewed, or
lend or donate relevant materials (such as photos or items of
interest from your time in the hostel) for research or for the
exhibition planned for 2013-14 at the Migration Museum,
please contact the research team at 8313 5570 or by email
at hostelstories@adelaide.edu.au.
For more information about the exhibition please go to
http://migration.historysa.com.au
A Flickr site also is available to upload photos:
www.flickr.com/groups/migranthostels/