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Letter from an internee of Holsworthy Internment Camp to his sister in Europe, 1917

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Title
Letter from an internee of Holsworthy Internment Camp to his sister in Europe, 1917
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Australia
Prisoners of war
Internment camps
Internment camps--Australia
Internment camp inmates' writings
Detention of persons
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Category
3. World War I
Author
Hans
Keywords
Holdsworthy
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
November 4, 1917
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qK0qn
Series number
MLMSS 9434
Item number
nV2qK0qn
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
In copyright. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Holsworthy (Liverpool) Camp
Language
German
Description from source
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Letter from an internee, 'Hans' of Holsworthy Internment Camp to his sister in Europe. Written in German on printed letterhead 'Concentration Camps, Australia - Prisoner of War Letter' dated 'Liverpool, 4 Nov. 1917. The letter gives some insight into what life was like in internment camps.
Physical format
Correspondence
Bibliographic citation
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