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Ons nieuwe vaderland: Our new homeland, typescript diary of Mrs Odilia M.W. Driessen, 1951-1963, 1989

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Title
Ons nieuwe vaderland: Our new homeland, typescript diary of Mrs Odilia M.W. Driessen, 1951-1963, 1989
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Europe--Emigration and immigration
Voyages and travels
Netherlands--Languages
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Women
Diaries
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Driessen, Odilia M.W.
Keywords
Travel
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
1951 – 1989
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmN5GY
Series number
MLMSS 8459
Item number
1JkmN5GY
Access rights
Permission required
Rights
In copyright. Copyright holder: Jane Driessen, Research & study copies allowed.
Country of origin
Netherlands
Place
Sydney
Journey
Amsterdam
Cairo
Karachi
Bangkok
Singapore
Darwin
Sydney
Language
Dutch
English
Description from source
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Typed transcript in Dutch with English translation of the diary of Mrs Odilia Driessen. The detailed diary describes the flight from Amsterdam to Sydney, with stopovers in Cairo, Karachi, Bankok, Singapore and Darwin. It also describes first impressions and experiences of immigrating to Australia and settling in Fairlight, N.S.W.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Diaries
Typescripts
Bibliographic citation
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Date accessed
June 28, 2022