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Meyer - Letter and newspaper article, 1931-1942

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Title
Meyer - Letter and newspaper article, 1931-1942
Subject
Australia--Social life and customs
Social structure
Literature
Australasia
Switzerland, German-speaking
German letters
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
Author
Meyer, Miss M.
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1931 – 1942
Date
September 30, 1931
Link
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1488201
Series number
NLA MS 9078
Item number
1488201
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
In Copyright. Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Zurich
Language
German
English
Description from source
1 cm. These two documents were found in a copy of Hans Bertram's "Flug in die Holle (Flight into Hell) c. 1933, purchased by the Battye Library, Library and Information Service of Western Australia, in 1996. In German, letter translated into English.

1. Letter to Miss M. Meyer, dated 30 Sept. 1931 (in German with translation) from A.- in Zurich, thanks Miss Meyer for the loan of a book (unidentified, possibly a manuscript of a book) and discusses its content. The discussion considers the society which produces such characters, as well as the Australian bush setting of much of the story.
2. The first page of the newspaper "Neue Zurcher Zeitung", 16 April 1942, has its lead article on "The problems of Australia" which contains extracts from "Der unvollendete Kontinent" (1931) by Colin Ross (1885-1947) and "Tagebuchblatter aus Sibirien, Japan, Hinter-Indien, Australien, China, Korea (1906) by Max Huber (1874-1960)
Physical format
Manuscripts
Letters
Newspapers
Correspondence
Abstract
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Bibliographic citation
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