John Alexander Portman papers

Title: John Alexander Portman papers
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Voyages and travels; Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Western Australia; Aboriginal Australians--History; Missionary settlements; Western Australia--History; German language--Writing; Photographs; Archives; Correspondence
Category: 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords: Engineers
Current holder: State Library of Western Australia
Period of reference: 1955 – 1976
Link: https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2554563~S2
Series number: MN 3063
Item number: ACC 8916A
Access rights: Request at location
Rights: Copyright Undetermined. Copyright or other restrictions may apply. Available for reference; not for loan.
Country of origin: Australia
Place: Kalgoorlie; Perth
Language: German; English
Description from source: 4 cm + 5 magnetic tape reels.

Correspondence, miscellaneous files and five sound recordings on magnetic tape. John Alexander Portman arrived in Australia in 1955 on the SS Oronsay. He worked on Aboriginal missions in Western Australia and was also employed as a draftsman in Perth and as consulting engineer in Kalgoorlie. He also produced a collection of photographs.
Physical format: Manuscripts; Correspondence; Sound recording; Photographs
Related resources: https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2463618~S2