Olha Terlecka Olha Terlecka i(A50301 works by) (a.k.a. Olga Terlecka; Olha Terletska; O. Terlecka)
Born: Established: 1921
c
Ukraine,
c
c
Former Soviet Union,
c
Eastern Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1949
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Olha Terlecka was born in the Western Ukraine where she completed high school. In 1944, she fled with her family to Austria and then Germany where she worked in a displaced persons' camp as a typist-clerk until 1949. After arriving in Bonegilla, Victoria, she was sent on work contract to Tasmania where she lived for four years before settling in Melbourne. Some of her poems set to music have been performed on stage and broadcast on Radio 3EA.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Author writes in these languages:UKRAINIAN, ENGLISH
Last amended 27 May 2008 18:22:37
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X