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Diary of Alfred Broch

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Title
Diary of Alfred Broch
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, German
War stories
German diaries
Voyages and travels
Internment camps--Australia
Jewish families
Category
4. World War II
Author
Broch, Alfred
Keywords
Dunera
Enemy aliens
Current holder
Jewish Museum of Australia
Period of reference
July 10, 1940 – December 17, 1940
Date
July 10, 1940
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5aebcf1121ea6a1b6cb75dea
Item number
4140
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
England
Australia
Place
Hay camp
Language
German
Description from source
Bound with cotton and handwritten in pencil. Bound with cotton and handwritten in pencil.

This diary was handwritten by Alfred Broch over the course of four months in 1940. It was kept while Alfred Broch was travelling on the HMT Dunera and then during his detainment in the Hay internment camp.

Other Inscriptions: Front page, upper right, underlined: "Alfred Broch" Front page, upper, underlined: "Notitz Buch" Front page, centre, underlined: "Hay 1941" Page 1, upper right: "Mittwoch 10. VII." Page 3, upper right: "10. VII. - 6. IX. 1940 Page 4, centre: "[...] ARANDORA STAR" Page 11, upper, underlined: "Von Liverpool Nach Hay / Mittwoch 10 VII"
Physical format
Diaries
Bibliographic citation
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