General Black - Newsletters

Item

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
Period of reference 
April 1, 1948 – April 1, 1948
Series number
MS 13990
Item number
9921553653607636
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Copyright Undetermined.
Country of origin
Germany
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