Ljubomir Vuina

Ljubomir Vuina was a pioneering Croatian community organiser in Australia, best known in Adelaide for convening the first meeting of Adelaide Croats in 1950 and becoming the inaugural president of the first Croatian Club in Australia.

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Quick Facts

Lifespan
1907-1988 (81 years)
Place of Birth
Croatia
Place of Death
Sydney, Australia
Nationality
Croatian-Australian
Role
Founding member and inaugural president of The Croatian Club Adelaide
Active Period
1950–1952 (South Australia) 1952–1980s (New South Wales)

Biography

Vuina, Ljubomir

(19 June, 1907 - Sydney, 21 December 1988).

Arrived in Australia aboard the G. Heinz III on 4 March 1950. He was initially employed by the South Australian Department of Engineering and Water Supply. Together with Tome Novaković, Ilija Vidaković, Stipe Knežević, and Dr. Ratimir Rac,

He organised the first meeting of Adelaide Croatians on 25 April 1950 in Heywood Park, on the outskirts of the southern suburb of Hyde Park. This historic gathering led to the establishment of the first Croatian Club in Australia, with Vuina elected as its inaugural president.

In early 1952, Vuina moved to Sydney where he briefly served as vice-president of the first post-WWII Australian-Croatian Association in New South Wales, before founding the Jadran Club in mid-1952

Organisations

  • Croatian Club Adelaide
  • Australian-Croatian Association NSW
  • Jadran Club Sydney

Sources

Fabian Lovoković. (2010). Hrvatske Zajednice u Australiji: nastojanja i postignuća. (pp. 500-502). Ligare Pty Ltd, Riverwood, NSW, Australia).

National Archives of Australia, VUINA, Ljubomir. Year of birth – 1907; Travelled per G. HEINZ III; Number – 143369, Series A2571, Control Symbol: Vuina Ljubomir, Item ID: 203714359, (Accessed 2 June 2025.

Find a Grave. Ljubomir Vuina Memorial, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150741990/ljubomir-vuina (Accessed 2 June 2025).

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