The Canberra Times told the feel-good story of a Polish couple reuniting in Canberra after 21 years apart.

Peter Paszniewska, a Polish migrant, was eagerly anticipating the arrival of his wife, Helena, who was to fly in from Warsaw via London.

The couple were married in 1930, however, in 1939, Peter was captured by the Germans and sent to a prison camp.

While in the camp, Peter wrote to his wife frequently.

However, after the war, Peter was unable to return to Poland and lost contact with Helena.

Eventually he came to Australia where he worked as a carpenter and built a home in Ainslie.

Incredibly, 18 months prior to this article being printed, letters that Peter had been sending to different places in Poland, searching for his wife, began to reach her.

Helena wrote back to Peter and a reunion was planned in Australia.

With help from an emigration committee, Helena was able to secure a seat on a plane from Warsaw to London and then on to Australia.

The story took an unexpected turn when once reunited, the couple embraced before Peter exclaimed that Helena was "no my wife".

A Polish chaplain who was at the airport at the time, explained "remember, Mr Paszniewska has not seen her for 21 years and both of them are now in their fifties. He will get over the initial shock."

Despite the initial reaction, the couple left the airport together.

See: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/15948976