The Estonian migrant community is deeply woven into the fabric of Wollondilly’s history.
Families fled their war-ravaged homeland after World War II to make a new life in Australia.
They set up poultry farms, established a bustling market and eventually helped Thirlmere become the largest egg producer in Australia in the 1970s.
Mall Juske is just one of the farmers who played an important role in Thirlmere’s farming history.
She now lives at Taara Gardens retirement village in Thirlmere.
To read the full Wollondilly Advertiser article, please click here: From Estonia to Thirlmere: Mall Juske’s migrant farming story
