Canberra Serbs, Family & Friends from 1948; post-World War II Serbian immigrants to Australia; Serbian community life in Canberra, Australia


	Church Construction, 1966-1968 Site of construction Forrest is one of the most prestigius suburbs in Canberra, just a stone's throw from the national parliament, but it was a very muddy site before the Serbs took it on.
Work in progress, March 1966 Bora Petkovic in foreground, his young son Alexandar in background (with shovel) and Nedeljko Pavlovic at right.
	March 1966 Mio Lazic and Alexandar Petkovic do the hard yakka
Walls and roof members, 1967 The structure takes shape
	Karl George Matzek (1890-1983) From 1967, Karl painted murals on the walls and ceiling. Austrian born, Karl studied at the Berlin Academy of Arts and came to Australia in 1958.
Blessing of the church bell from left: Stamatija Pavlovic (donator of bell), Fr. Slavko Nicetin, Rade Urosevic, Nedeljko Pavlovic, in foreground: David Urosevic, Jovan Vesic. background: Jovan Kocic
	Erecting of the bell, 1968 from left: unknown, Nedeljko Pavlovic, Rade Urosevic
Completed, 1968 Thanks to the many and generous donations of effort, organisation, knowledge and money, and the vision of those Serbs who came to Australia as refugees after the Second World War. From left: unknown, Rade Urosevic, Bishop Dimitrije, Alexandar Kasikovic