IGNACY ZLOTKOWSKI 1854-1873

Ingacy Zlotkowski > Profiles

Ignacy Zlotkowski was from the Polish nobility,a professor of modern languages, Wollongong’s first multilingual interpreter and prominent citizen of Wollongong.Ignacy arrived in Australia in 1853 and the first record of him in Wollongong is dated 1854.

Summary:

Owner of Zlotkowski’s Heights (area between Robsons Road, Mt Keira Road and Keira Mine Road). The area was subdivided and sold during an auction in 1887. Many miners cottages were built there and people of Wollongong, even in 1950s, referred to the area as Zlotkowski’s Heights.

Owner of a Concert Hall in Harbour Street (exactly where St Mary of the Sea Chapel is today).

On two occasions he was one of the three representatives from the Illawarra as part of a delegation to the Minister of Public Works – once regarding the progress of public work being carried out in Wollongong Harbour and the second time lobbying for railway track from Bulli to Sydney.

Wollongong’s first bilingual interpreter for the Mayor of Wollongong. He provided interpreting services for the early pioneer residents of the Illawarra from German, French and Italian backgrounds.

Chairman of many public meetings.
Member of Wollongong Improvement Society.
Honorary Treasure of Wollongong Agricultural Society.

Research by Zofia Laba, Migration Heritage Project

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