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Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Anonymous author

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Title
Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Anonymous author
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Sources
Internment camps--Australia
War stories
German diaries
German language--Writing
Category
3. World War I
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
November 1917 – August 1918
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7dQK79
Series number
MLMSS 261/Box 6/Item 59
Item number
Yj7dQK79
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
Trial Bay
Holsworthy (Liverpool) Camp
Language
German
English
Description from source
Inscribed on cover 'Anonymous author' and inside front cover 'Tyrrell, 14/9/1920'.

Diary by an unknown German internee describing experiences in Trial Bay and Liverpool internment camps. Includes a sheet written in English, referring to the sinking of the Lusitania and titled [Studds?] review, 25.1.19.
Physical format
Diaries
Transcription
<p><a href="http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D15001/a3423.pdf">http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D15001/a3423.pdf</a></p>
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Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/J7Q5CIQK/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/J7Q5CIQK</a></p>