Obituary: An Estonian refugee fled Soviet control, mined coal in Germany and found his destiny as a top executive in Australia
Arvi Parbo, who grew up on a dairy farm in Estonia, at age 19 found himself among refugees thronging a displaced person’s camp in Germany at the end of World War II. He studied mining for two years and then, concluding jobs would be scarce in Germany, emigrated to Australia.
Choosing his destination was simple, he said later: “I was in a hurry, and the queue of applicants to go to Australia was shorter than for any other country.” Australia, he explained, “was looking for people who were young, strong, healthy and not too...
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