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Gerhard Ernst Neumann Briefe Ohne Datum, October 1943

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Title
Gerhard Ernst Neumann Briefe Ohne Datum, October 1943
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Prisoners of war--Australia
Internment camps--Australia
Internment camp inmates' writings
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
Author
Neumann, Gerhard Ernst
Keywords
Tatura camp
Current holder
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Date
October 17, 1943
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5452262d9821f51624ccbfcd
Item number
C8323
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Tatura
Bendigo
Language
German
Description from source
Light cardboard covers secured by green string, containing paper pages with typed entries, in German. Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with type written copies of letters written, in German from 17th. October 1943, by Dr. Neumann to his wife during his internment in Camp 1, Tatura.

Copies of letters written by Dr. Neumann to his wife in Bendigo, Dr. Neumann came from Germany to take a position as lecturer at Sydney University c.1937, until interned in 1939. This item remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she brought it and presented to the Museum.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Letters
Related resources
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5b87640d21ea6e0bf4fe4b60
Bibliographic citation
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