Child's diary on board Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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Title
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Child's diary on board Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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Subject
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Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
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Emigration and immigration
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Voyages and travels
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Diaries
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Immigrants' writings, Dutch
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Manuscripts, Dutch
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Category
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5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
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Current holder
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Australian National Maritime Museum
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Period of reference
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1955 – 1955
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Item number
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00008062
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Country of origin
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Netherlands
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Australia
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Language
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Dutch
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Description from source
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210 × 165 mm
A diary written by a child on board the JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT. It starts on 11 March and finishes on 2 April 1955 and features a number of illustrations. The diary mentions passing through the Suez canal on the 20 March. The text is in Dutch and is most likely by Joke Schoevers. She and her family migrated from the Netherlands to Australia on board JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT and she turned 13 while onboard.
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Physical format
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Diaries
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Related resources
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https://collections.sea.museum/objects/40934/song-book-compiled-by-joke-schoevers
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https://collections.sea.museum/objects/9835/documents-relating-to-the-schoevers-familys-migration-from