I am a first generation Australian. I used to live next door to my grandparents who used to tell me long stories of the old times and it bored me, now I am interested to know more of my heritage and I have no one alive to tell me. My mother's memory is no help. Can you help me.

Firstly, is Daljac of serbian descent? It may be Austro-Hungarian, as I recall grandparents talking about Ungarn, but I have memories of names like Sentivan or Sentiwan, and Apatin, donauschwaben.

My father was Michael DALJAC born 06Aug1928 I believe in Pregrevica, and my grandfather was Jacob DALJAC born 15Aug1906 (married to Katarina GERBER born 06Jul1910)......I am only concentrating on my fathers side as mother from Croatia.

I have seen articles on Hemp Industry in Batchsentiwan in 1930's where a Georg DALJAC is listed as owner of a combing factory......this could be my grandfathers brother or indeed his father? I have found details that Georg Daljac died in Gakovo in 1945 and also a Barbara GERBER who must also be a relation to grandmother). My grandfathers immigration form to Australia said his occupation was a rope maker.

I passed through Pregrevica a few years back and found NO One person who spoke english and so found nothing, tried to find cemetary, but our english, little german and bad charades could not translate to the local people.

I am fascinated to learn more, can anyone please help.

John DALJAC