Petronella Wensing (1924-2023) was a Dutch migrant to Australia who passed away in 2023. Below is an obituary written by her son Ed (posted with permission).
A short story about Petronella was published in The Canberra Times:
The Canberra Times also published a shortened version of Ed Wensing’s obituary for his mother:
Petronella’s son Fred made a short video about his mother’s life, available for download here: Petronella-life-7 (posted with permission).
Select further links relating to Petronella Wensing:
- The Australian Women’s Register
- ACT Community Services
- People Movement Stories project entry
- National Museum of Australia, “A Walk Through ‘White Australia'”
- In 2018 she was interviewed by the National Archives of Australia about her life – read more here.
