History
The three Czech doctors of Penguin
It is a long way from Czechoslovakia to Penguin ...
Dana Tymms was born in Adelaide to Czech refugee parents. As part of the retraining scheme for migrant doctors, her family moved to Tasmania when she was a child, and she grew up in Penguin and Hobart. After studying at the University of Tasmania, she followed a career, teaching German and French in three Australian states. Now semi-retired and living in Melbourne, she says she is still Tasmanian at heart.
Dana Tymms was born in Adelaide to Czech refugee parents. As part of the retraining scheme for migrant doctors, her family moved to Tasmania when she was a child, and she grew up in Penguin and Hobart. After studying at the University of Tasmania, she followed a career, teaching German and French in three Australian states. Now semi-retired and living in Melbourne, she says she is still Tasmanian at heart.
