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Story: Dalmatians

A story by Amelia Batistich

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Amelia Batistich’s short story ‘An olive tree in Dalmatia’ recounts Stipan Kosovich’s departure from Dalmatia to New Zealand as a young man, and his return home many years later. The illustration shows the cover of the book. Download the document to read the story.

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Reference: A. E. Batistich, An olive tree in Dalmatia and other stories. Hamilton: Paul’s Book Arcade, 1963.

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Carl Walrond, Dalmatians – Dalmatian, Yugoslav, Croatian?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/273/a-story-by-amelia-batistich (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.