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⚫ '''Lia Looveer''' (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920, ] – 8 November 2006; also Lia Looveer-Saarepera<ref name=TallinnU/>) was an Estonian émigré political activist in Australia.<ref name=TallinnU>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|title=LOOVEER, LIIA|publisher=Academic Library of Tallinn University|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref><ref name='awr'>{{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url= |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Lia Looveer''' ] (née '''Saarepera'''; 5 October 1920 – 8 November 2006) was an Estonian émigré political activist in Australia.<ref name=TallinnU>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|title=LOOVEER, LIIA|publisher=Academic Library of Tallinn University|accessdate=23 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720131037/http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|archivedate=20 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name='awr'>{{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2170b.htm |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=7 October 2009}}</ref>


== Biography == == Biography ==
⚫ Lia Saarepera was born in Narva, and the family then moved to ]. As her mother was active in the ], Lia become involved with the YWCA in a very early age.<ref name="meiekodu80">{{cite news|title=Lia Looveer B.E.M. 80.a.|last=Helm|first=Inna|date=25 October 2000|work=Meie Kodu|publisher=Estonian Council of Societies|page=4|language=Estonian|location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> Lia Saarepera graduated from the ] in Tallinn in 1938 and then studied law at the ] from 1938–1943.<ref name="meiekodu75">{{cite news|title=Lia Looveer BEM 75. aastane |last=Slamer|first=Ülle|date=8 November 1995|work=Meie Kodu|publisher=Estonian Council of Societies|page=4|language=Estonian|location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> She became engaged to Robert Tasso on 31 December 1940, but he was arrested by the ] and deported to ] for fifteen years. She worked for the state broadcasting company at Tallinn from 1941 to 1944.<ref name=TallinnU/><ref name="Darby">{{cite web | title = Australia Loses a Great Lady | date = 8 November 2006 | publisher = Michael Darby | url = http://michaeldarby.net/DarbyReport/329Looveer.pdf | work = Darby Report |at=Lia LOOVEER (née Saarepere) BEM JP (1920–2006) | accessdate = 16 May 2011}}</ref>


⚫ In the autumn of 1944, Lia Looveer escaped to Danzig (Gdańsk) in Germany, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) in September.<ref name=TallinnU/><ref name="meiekodu80"/> She worked as an announcer for Balti Raadio, a station based depending on the war situation in ], ] and ]. In 1945, the couple moved to ] where their daughter was born at ] on 3 July of that year. They arrived in Sydney on 6 June 1949. At first they were in the ], where Looveer became general manager (1949–52).<ref name="meiekodu75"/><ref name="Darby" />
⚫ Looveer was born in Narva, but the family moved soon to Tallinn. As her mother was active in ], Looveer become involved with YWCA in a very early age.<ref name="meiekodu80">{{cite news|title=Lia Looveer B.E.M. 80.a.|last=Helm|first=Inna|date=2000-10-25|work=Meie Kodu|publisher=Estonian Council of Societies|page=4|language=Estonian|accessdate=18 May 2010|location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> Lia Saarepera graduated from the E. Lenderi Tütarlaste Gümnaasium (E. Lender Girls High School in ]) in 1938 and then studied law at the ] from 1938{{ndash}}1943.<ref name="meiekodu75">{{cite news|title=Lia Looveer BEM 75. aastane|last=Slamer|first=Ülle|date=1995-11-08|work=Meie Kodu|publisher=Estonian Council of Societies|page=4|language=Estonian|accessdate=18 May 2010|location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> She worked for ] (Estonian National Broadcasting).<ref name=TallinnU/>


⚫ Lia Looveer was the founder of the Joint Baltic Committee of Sydney and its secretary from 1952 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2173b.htm|title=The Joint Baltic Committee (1952 – )|publisher=The Australian Women's Register|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> She was a member of the Board of the Estonian Society in Sydney and office manager of the Estonian weekly '']'' ("Our Home") from 1956 to 1966. Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the ] branch of the ]. At the federal level, Looveer participated in the Liberal Party's ''Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs'' and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues.<ref name='awr'/> Looveer was part of the inaugural executive of the Liberal Ethnic Council<ref name="hancock">Ian Hancock, '''', Federation Press, 2007</ref> created by the State Council of the NSW Liberal Party.<ref>Hancock, </ref> She was acknowledged in the ] by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidclarkemlc.com.au/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=82 |title=Joint Baltic Committee of New South Wales Annual Commemoration |publisher=David Clarke MLC |accessdate=11 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103502/http://www.davidclarkemlc.com.au/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=82 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She was also secretary of the ] which included Australian state politicians ] and ], and Federal politician ].<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
⚫ In the autumn of 1944, Lia Looveer escaped to Danzig (Gdańsk) in Germany, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) in September.<ref name=TallinnU/><ref name="meiekodu80"/> She worked as an ] for Balti Raadio, a station based depending on the war situation in ], ] and ]. Baltic Radio was a Nazi propaganda station broadcasting in Estonian, Lithuanian and Latvian.<ref>{{cite book|last=Diller|first=Ansgar|title=Rundfunk in Deutschland: Rundfunkpolitik im Dritten Reich|pages=404–406|isbn=9783423031844|language=German}}</ref>


⚫ Looveer worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the ] from 1957 to 1985.<ref name=TallinnU/> Lia and Leonid Looveer had a daughter, Hille Reet (03.07.1945 – 30 July 2004) and a son, Juho Looveer.
In 1945, the couple moved to ] and 1949, Australia. At first they were in the ], where Looveer became general manager (1949–52).<ref name="meiekodu75"/>

⚫ Lia Looveer was the founder of the Joint Baltic Committee of ] and its secretary from 1952 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2173b.htm|title=The Joint Baltic Committee (1952 - )|publisher=The Australian Women's Register|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the ] New South Wales branch. At the federal level, Looveer participated in ''Liberal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs'' and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues.<ref name='awr'/> Looveer was part of the inaugural executive of the Liberal Ethnic Council<ref name="hancock">Ian Hancock, '''', Federation Press, 2007</ref> created by the State Council of the NSW Liberal Party<ref>Hancock, </ref> and chaired by ] (a right-wing politician who was later exposed as a Nazi war criminal).<ref>Hancock, </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/ardent-nazi-took-liberal-to-extremes/2006/03/03/1141191845008.html |title=Ardent Nazi took Liberal to extremes, |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=2006-03-04 |accessdate=2010-11-11}}</ref> She was acknowledged in the Legislative Council of New South Wales by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidclarkemlc.com.au/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=82 |title=Joint Baltic Committee Of New South Wales Annual Commemoration |publisher=David Clarke MLC |date= |accessdate=2010-11-11}}</ref> She was also secretary of the United Council of Migrants from Communist Dominated Europe in Australia which included Australian state politicians ] and ], and Federal politician ].<ref name=TallinnU/><ref></ref>

⚫ Looveer worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the ] from 1957 to 1985.<ref name=TallinnU/> Lia and Leonid Looveer had a daughter Hille Reet (03.07.1945 - 30.07.2004) and a son, Juho Looveer (born in 1952), PhD.<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>http://www.iseansw.org.au/officers.htm</ref>


==Awards== ==Awards==


* ] (1978), as a resident of the state of ], "for service to the community and the ethnic community".<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed</ref><ref>'']'', issue 47723 29 December 1978, </ref> * ] (1978), as a resident of the state of ], "for service to the community and the ethnic community".<ref name=TallinnU/><ref>. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed</ref><ref>'']'', issue 47723 29 December 1978, </ref>
* Estonian Republic ], V class<ref name=TallinnU/><ref name="vpk">{{cite web|url=http://vp1992-2001.vpk.ee/eng/ateated/AmetlikTeade.asp?ID=8379|title=The resolution of the President of the Republic of Estonia on awarding Decorations of the State|date=1998-02-10|work=Office of the President of the Republic - Press Releases|publisher= Office of the President of the Republic|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> * Estonian Republic ], V class, "Freedom Fighter and Public Figure in Australia"<ref name=TallinnU/><ref name="vpk">{{cite web|url=http://vp1992-2001.vpk.ee/eng/ateated/AmetlikTeade.asp?ID=8379|title=The resolution of the President of the Republic of Estonia on awarding Decorations of the State|date=10 February 1998|work=Office of the President of the Republic – Press Releases|publisher=Office of the President of the Republic|accessdate=3 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20040714083656/http://vp1992-2001.vpk.ee/eng/ateated/AmetlikTeade.asp?ID=8379|archivedate=14 July 2004|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Heritage Award (Liberal Party of Australia, N.S.W. Division, 2002)<ref name=TallinnU/> * Heritage Award (Liberal Party of Australia, N.S.W. Division, 2002)<ref name=TallinnU/>
* Cross of Merit of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, 29.06.1998<ref name=TallinnU/> * Cross of Merit of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, 29 June 1998<ref name=TallinnU/>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Australian politician

Lia Looveer
BornLia Saarepera
5 October 1920
Narva, Ida-Viru, Estonia
Died8 November 2006(2006-11-08) (aged 86)
Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityEstonian
Other namesLia Looveer-Saarepera
CitizenshipAustralian
Occupation(s)Activist, journalist
Spouse Leonid Looveer ​ ​(m. 1944; died 1960)​
Children2

Lia Looveer BEM (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920 – 8 November 2006) was an Estonian émigré political activist in Australia.

Biography

Lia Saarepera was born in Narva, and the family then moved to Tallinn. As her mother was active in the Young Women's Christian Association, Lia become involved with the YWCA in a very early age. Lia Saarepera graduated from the Elfriede Lender Private Gymnasium in Tallinn in 1938 and then studied law at the University of Tartu from 1938–1943. She became engaged to Robert Tasso on 31 December 1940, but he was arrested by the NKVD and deported to Siberia for fifteen years. She worked for the state broadcasting company at Tallinn from 1941 to 1944.

In the autumn of 1944, Lia Looveer escaped to Danzig (Gdańsk) in Germany, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) in September. She worked as an announcer for Balti Raadio, a station based depending on the war situation in Danzig, Thorn and Rostock. In 1945, the couple moved to Austria where their daughter was born at Braunau am Inn on 3 July of that year. They arrived in Sydney on 6 June 1949. At first they were in the Greta Army Camp, where Looveer became general manager (1949–52).

Lia Looveer was the founder of the Joint Baltic Committee of Sydney and its secretary from 1952 to 2002. She was a member of the Board of the Estonian Society in Sydney and office manager of the Estonian weekly Meie Kodu ("Our Home") from 1956 to 1966. Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. At the federal level, Looveer participated in the Liberal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues. Looveer was part of the inaugural executive of the Liberal Ethnic Council created by the State Council of the NSW Liberal Party. She was acknowledged in the Legislative Council of New South Wales by David Clarke. She was also secretary of the United Council of Migrants from Communist Dominated Europe in Australia which included Australian state politicians Douglas Darby and Eileen Furley, and Federal politician William Wentworth.

Looveer worked in the fund-raising Appeals Bureau of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children from 1957 to 1985. Lia and Leonid Looveer had a daughter, Hille Reet (03.07.1945 – 30 July 2004) and a son, Juho Looveer.

Awards

  • British Empire Medal (1978), as a resident of the state of New South Wales, "for service to the community and the ethnic community".
  • Estonian Republic Order of the White Star, V class, "Freedom Fighter and Public Figure in Australia"
  • Heritage Award (Liberal Party of Australia, N.S.W. Division, 2002)
  • Cross of Merit of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, 29 June 1998

References

  1. ^ "LOOVEER, LIIA". Academic Library of Tallinn University. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Nikki Henningham (4 September 2006). "Looveer, Lia". The Australian Women's Register. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. ^ Helm, Inna (25 October 2000). "Lia Looveer B.E.M. 80.a.". Meie Kodu (in Estonian). Sydney, Australia: Estonian Council of Societies. p. 4.
  4. ^ Slamer, Ülle (8 November 1995). "Lia Looveer BEM 75. aastane". Meie Kodu (in Estonian). Sydney, Australia: Estonian Council of Societies. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Australia Loses a Great Lady" (PDF). Darby Report. Michael Darby. 8 November 2006. Lia LOOVEER (née Saarepere) BEM JP (1920–2006). Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  6. "The Joint Baltic Committee (1952 – )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  7. Ian Hancock, The Liberals: a history of the NSW division of the Liberal party of Australia, 1945–2000, Federation Press, 2007
  8. Hancock, p197
  9. "Joint Baltic Committee of New South Wales Annual Commemoration". David Clarke MLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  11. Faith, Hope, Charity – Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901–1989. The Order of the British Empire (Civil), Looveer listed
  12. London Gazette, issue 47723 29 December 1978, p. 28
  13. "The resolution of the President of the Republic of Estonia on awarding Decorations of the State". Office of the President of the Republic – Press Releases. Office of the President of the Republic. 10 February 1998. Archived from the original on 14 July 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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