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| '''Lia Looveer''' (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920, ] – 8 November 2006) was an Estonian émigré politician in Australia.<ref name='awr'> {{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url= |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> | '''Lia Looveer''' (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920, ] – 8 November 2006) was an ] émigré politician in Australia.<ref name='awr'> {{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url= |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> | ||
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Lia was born to Aleksander and Hilda Saarepera on October 5, 1920. In 1938 Lia graduated from the ] E. Lender Girls Gymnasium (E. Lenderi Tütarlaste Gümnaasium), and then studied ] at the ], graduating in 1943. In 1940 Lia became engaged to Robert Tasso. The marriage did not take place as Tasso was deported to ] for ] activities soon after.<ref name="derby"></ref> | ||
| Lia worked as a radio announcer for Estonian National Broadcasting starting in 1941.<ref name=TallinnU/> In 1944 she fled to ], where she married Leonid Looveer. In Danzig, Lia worked as an announcer for '''Balti Raadio''', a ] propaganda radio station broadcasting in ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Diller|first=Ansgar|title=Rundfunk in Deutschland: Rundfunkpolitik im Dritten Reich|pages=404–406|isbn=9783423031844|language=German}}</ref> As ] progressed, the station, and the Looveers, were forced to flee first to ] and then ].<ref name=TallinnU>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|title=LOOVEER, LIIA|publisher=Academic Library of Tallinn University|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> | |||
| In 1949 the Looveers moved to ] under Australia's Displaced Persons scheme. In 1952 Looveer founded the ] of ] and chaired the organization until 2002.<ref name='womenaustralia'> {{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Joint Baltic Committee |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2173b.htm |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 27, 2009}}</ref> Among other activities, the committee organized a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. | |||
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| In 1953 Looveer joined the ] New South Wales branch and was appointed to the NSW Parliament Migrant Advisory Committee.<ref name='awr'/> She was acknowledged in the Legislative Council of New South Wales by the ].<ref></ref> | |||
| From 1953 onward Looveer was secretary of "The United Council of Migrants from Communist Dominated Europe in Australia."<ref></ref> In 1960, along with ], Loover organized the ] Captive Nations Council of NSW.<ref name="derby"/> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1975 Looveer became a founding member of the Ethnic Affairs Council<ref name="hancock">Ian Hancock, '''', Federation Press, 2007</ref> created by the State Council of the NSW Liberal Party<ref>Hancock, </ref> and chaired by ] (later exposed as a ] and ]).<ref>Hancock, </ref><ref></ref> | ||
| Lia worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the ] for over 25 years<ref name=TallinnU/>. | Lia worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the ] for over 25 years<ref name=TallinnU/>. | ||
| Lia and Leonid Looveer had |
Lia and Leonid Looveer had a son, Juho Mart, born 1952.<ref name="derby"/> | ||
| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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| *] (1978), as a resident of the state of ], "for service to the community and the ethnic community".<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed</ref><ref>'']'', issue 47723 29 December 1978, </ref> | *] (1978), as a resident of the state of ], "for service to the community and the ethnic community".<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed</ref><ref>'']'', issue 47723 29 December 1978, </ref> | ||
| *Estonian Republic ], 5th class<ref name=TallinnU/> | *Estonian Republic ], 5th class<ref name=TallinnU/> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Lia Looveer (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920, Narva – 8 November 2006) was an Estonian émigré politician in Australia.
Lia was born to Aleksander and Hilda Saarepera on October 5, 1920. In 1938 Lia graduated from the Tallinn E. Lender Girls Gymnasium (E. Lenderi Tütarlaste Gümnaasium), and then studied law at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1943. In 1940 Lia became engaged to Robert Tasso. The marriage did not take place as Tasso was deported to Siberia for anti-Soviet activities soon after.
Lia worked as a radio announcer for Estonian National Broadcasting starting in 1941. In 1944 she fled to Danzig, where she married Leonid Looveer. In Danzig, Lia worked as an announcer for Balti Raadio, a Nazi propaganda radio station broadcasting in Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian. As WWII progressed, the station, and the Looveers, were forced to flee first to Toru and then Rostock.
In 1949 the Looveers moved to Sydney under Australia's Displaced Persons scheme. In 1952 Looveer founded the Joint Baltic Committee of Sydney and chaired the organization until 2002. Among other activities, the committee organized a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public.
In 1953 Looveer joined the Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales branch and was appointed to the NSW Parliament Migrant Advisory Committee. She was acknowledged in the Legislative Council of New South Wales by the David Clarke.
From 1953 onward Looveer was secretary of "The United Council of Migrants from Communist Dominated Europe in Australia." In 1960, along with Douglas Darby, Loover organized the anti-Communist Captive Nations Council of NSW.
In 1975 Looveer became a founding member of the Ethnic Affairs Council created by the State Council of the NSW Liberal Party and chaired by Lyenko Urbanchich (later exposed as a Nazi collaborator and war criminal).
Lia worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children for over 25 years.
Lia and Leonid Looveer had a son, Juho Mart, born 1952.
Awards
- British Empire Medal (1978), as a resident of the state of New South Wales, "for service to the community and the ethnic community".
- Estonian Republic Order of the White Star, 5th class
References
- ^ Nikki Henningham (4 September 2006). "Looveer, Lia". The Australian Women's Register. University of Melbourne.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Passing of Lia Looveer BEM JP - Michael Darby's
- ^ "LOOVEER, LIIA". Academic Library of Tallinn University. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- Diller, Ansgar. Rundfunk in Deutschland: Rundfunkpolitik im Dritten Reich (in German). pp. 404–406. ISBN 9783423031844.
- Nikki Henningham (4 September 2006). "Joint Baltic Committee". The Australian Women's Register. University of Melbourne. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- Ian Hancock, The Liberals: a history of the NSW division of the Liberal party of Australia, 1945-2000, Federation Press, 2007
- Hancock, p197
- Hancock, p219
- "Ardent Nazi took Liberal to extremes, Sydney Morning Herald (March 4, 2006)
- Faith, Hope, Charity - Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed
- London Gazette, issue 47723 29 December 1978, p. 28