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General Black - Newsletters

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Title
General Black - Newsletters
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Germany--Emigration and immigration
Voyages and travels
German language--Writing
Shipping
Ship letters
Correspondence
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords
new migrants
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Date
April 1, 1948
Link
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9921553653607636
Series number
MS 13990
Item number
9.92155E+15
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined.
Country of origin
Germany
Place
Melbourne
Bremerhaven
Language
German
Czech
Latvian
English
Description from source
0.5 cm.

Comprises 5 newsletters. These were prepared for the passengers and contain a digest of world news, the position of the ship etc. They are in German and another eastern European language (possibly Czech or Latvian) with a smattering of English. The General Black was a passenger ship. This voyage started in Bremerhaven (Germany) and ended in Melbourne. It took place in April 1948.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Bibliographic citation
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