{"id":9463,"date":"2023-03-19T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/?p=9463"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:29:26","slug":"drago-yelavich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/en\/drago-yelavich\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAGO YELAVICH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DRAGO YELAVICH<\/strong> was born in Kaitaia in 1931, son of Stipan and Perina nee Juretich. Stipan was from Rav\u010da (1894 \u2013 1985) and worked on the gumfields at Ahipara, before bringing his family to Awanui where they established a boarding house, billiard room and restaurant. Drago advanced the first Kolo in Kaitaia in 1958 and in 1959 joined the Tamburica Band. He married Anna Vuksich and worked as a barber in Awanui and later Kaitaia for total of 58 years. Drago is a keen sportsman, he played rugby and now at 92 is playing competitive croquet, indoor bowls and still playing in the Tamburica Band. He has been a stalwart of Kaitaia\u2019s Dalmatian Club over 64 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9467\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/virtualnimuzej.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Drago-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Kaye Dragicevich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; DRAGO YELAVICH was born in Kaitaia in 1931, son of Stipan and Perina nee Juretich. 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