Ivan Ivanetz

Ivan Antonovitch Ivanetz (31 March 1897 – 1977), also known as "Long John", was a farmer who lived in Katherine in the Northern Territory for much of his life.

Biography Ivanetz was born near Poltava, in the Ukraine, where he lived until the family moved to Omsk in Russia in 1910. In Omsk his father farmed wheat on newly available farm land. Then, during World War II, when most other civilians were evacuated, he remained on his farm and grew vegetables and citrus fruits which he sold to the army. During this period he employed many Aboriginal people to keep the farm running. In around 1943 his wife, who was initially evacuated, also returned to assist.

Ivanetz died in 1977.