Migrants from Poland came to Tasmania in large numbers after World War 2, many coming to work on the large dam construction projects in the 1950s and 60s. Others came here for different reasons, bringing new skills and different customs, and raising families in Tasmania to become one of the state's most successful and prolific migrant groups.
Dana, though, could probably not be regarded as a "typical" Polish immigrant to Tasmania. She was drawn here by love you could say, rather than fleeing a war-torn country or escaping Communist repression as others did. In fact, she had been enjoying a good life as a successful concert pianist in Poland. Coming to Tasmania was in many ways a big change in both lifestyle and culture and her piano-playing took a lower place in precedence, as she focused on helping her husband in his business and being a proud mother.
