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Beckmann diary, 1903-1919

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Title
Beckmann diary, 1903-1919
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Sources
Prisoners of war--Australia
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Prisoner-of-war camps
Spanish diaries
German diaries
German language--Writing
Category
2. National boundaries
3. World War I
Keywords
Enemy aliens
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
1903 – 1919
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVd2m6n
Series number
MLMSS 261/Box 1/Item 4
Item number
1kVd2m6n
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
Spanish
English
Description from source
1 folder, Pages 1-20, 24-26 and unnumbered pages at back of volume are written in German and English. After p. 27, pages are written upside down from the rear, in Spanish, dated 17 April 1903.

Diary written in shorthand. Contains fold out insert at rear, dated 1918, Liverpool G.C.C.
Physical format
Diaries
Bibliographic citation
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/72IH8SAN/