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Note: t they could utilise as workers in their labour camps, one of Halbe's brothers was taken away. The house where they lived 39 Honthorst Straat, Huisem in Leewarden was a two story dwelling adjoining all the other houses in the block, above the second floor there was an attic and the slope of the roof enabled a false wall to be installed and this was carried out within all the houses so as not to raise suspicion and this also allowed the men to move along from house to house, so eluding discovery.
he was a printer working at a paper factory and later became a radio mechanic working for a Jan Van Der Vol in Leeuwarden.
In 1951 he migrated to Australia with his family on the P & O Maloja. The family as steerage passengers were placed in a cabin three decks down below the main deck, just above the water-line. The cabin seemed to be able to accomodate the whole family. They ate their meals in a dormitory type of dining room. It was here that the family had Kellog's Corn Flakes and Milk for the very first time. The trip took about 6 weeks.
He had a big box as cargo with some of their belongings, among them a ladies and gent dutch bicycles with real heavy frames, he must have thought that they did not have bicycles in Australia, a double bed with the frame made out of very solid steel flat bar to which the interlaced wire base was secured, complete with bead head, a table and chairs as well as two chairs with side arms. (these chairs are at Kathie Florian's place, Whicham, NSW).
On arrival in Sydney, Australia, the wife and children were taken to Bathurst Migrant Camp, an Ex-Army Training Camp, but the men had to find their own accomodation as well as work to feed themselves as best they could. Albert got a job in an Alluminium Factory and visited the family when he could.
After some months his wife and children were moved to another Ex-Army Camp at Greta where they stayed until Albert got a Job with and Electrical Reatil shop (Wilks) in Maitland and then rented a house, which belonged to the owner of the shop, at Rayworth a small village situated between East Maitland and Morpeth. The younger children attended Morpeth Primary School whilst the eldest two John and Rinnie obtained employment in Maitland.
Rinnie worked in a sewing factory and John worked as a grease monkey at the Maitland Ford dealership (Simm Bros).
Note: During the Second World War, Holland was under German occupation. Halbe was involved with the resistance in as much as he made radio recievers and distrubuted propaganda leaflets. The German Forces were always on the look-out for healthy men tha
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