Letter from Paul Rothe at Holsworthy Internment Camp to his family in Germany
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Title
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Letter from Paul Rothe at Holsworthy Internment Camp to his family in Germany
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Subject
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World War, 1914-1918
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World War, 1914-1918--Sources
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War stories
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Internment camps--Australia
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Prisoners of war
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Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
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German letters
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Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Correspondence
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Category
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3. World War I
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Author
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Paul Rothe
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Current holder
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State Library of New South Wales
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Period of reference
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1917 – 1917
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Date
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November 17, 1917
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Series number
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MLMSS 10027
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Item number
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YdmWqxj9
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Rights
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In copyright
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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German
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Description from source
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
Letter and accompanying envelope from Paul Rothe, a prisoner of war interned at Holsworthy camp near Liverpool, New South Wales, to Mr Carl Rothe and Familie, Altenberg, Germany. The manuscript letter, in which Rothe describes the work he has been involved with at the camp, is written in cursive Kurrent, a form of German-language handwriting based on late medieval cursive writing. The letter is on official writing paper with printed letterhead: ‘Concentration Camps, Australia. Prisoner of War Letter’.
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Physical format
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Correspondence
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Letters
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Date accessed
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February 4, 2022
