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Ante and Petrica – a love story

25/02/2023 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The following story is an extract with kind permission from – ‘For a Better Life, Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia 1890-1970 by Dr Criena Fitzgerald. One of the most tragic love stories was that of Ante Mateljan and Petrica Mikovic (Micovich). Luka Markovich, a friend of Ante Mateljan, brought Petrica’s photograph back to […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Goldfields History, Gwalia, Leonora, Western Australia, Yugoslavia

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