Elizabeth Aitken MacCormick

Elizabeth Aitken MacCormick was a New Zealand-born woman with a rich cultural background who became the partner of Dr Augustin Anton Schiessel. She shared a life with him during tumultuous times, including the challenges of war and emigration. Elizabeth's experiences included hitchhiking across Germany before the war and a deep involvement in leftist theatre in New Zealand. Her family's legacy continues through the artifacts collected by her husband in Papua New Guinea, which are now being auctioned.