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Captain Edward Renata (Tip) Broughton papers, together with related papers of Maureen Peel-Walker

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Title
Captain Edward Renata (Tip) Broughton papers, together with related papers of Maureen Peel-Walker
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees
Military history
Internment camps--Australia
Prisoners of war
Voyages and travels
War stories
Jews--Migrations
Melbourne (Vic.)
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Broughton, Edward Renata (Muhunga)
Peel-Walker, Maureen
Keywords
Dunera
Tatura camp
Jewish refugees
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
1940 – 1955
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkOyoVY
Series number
MLMSS 12084
Item number
1JkOyoVY
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright restrictions may apply, Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
Place
Hay camp
Tatura
Tocumwal Camp
Melbourne
Language
English
French
German
Hebrew
Description from source
0.16 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript and typescript

A collection of photographs, correspondence and illustrated cards collected by Captain Edward ‘Tip’ Broughton relating to the period when he commanded the 8th Australian Employment Company, Tocumwal, and his close, deeply personal connections to the men of the Company, and the immediate Postwar years. Folder 6 contains letters and photographs collected by Maureen Peel-Walker, niece of Edward Broughton, related to the Hay-Tatura Association's efforts to commemorate her ‘Uncle Tip’.

FOLDER 1: Foreign language reference material, 1940-1944
FOLDER 2: Personal letters, telegrams and Christmas cards, 1943-1952
FOLDER 3: Photographs, 8th Australian Employment Company, 1942-1945
FOLDER 4: Illustrated cards, menus and seating plans for formal dinners and Christmas greeting, 1943-1945
FOLDER 5: Record of Edward Broughton’s Second World War service, 1940-1955
FOLDER 6: Maureen Peel-Walker related papers, 1940s, 1992
Physical format
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Photographs
Drawing
Correspondence
Postcards
Letters