Ons nieuwe vaderland: Our new homeland, typescript diary of Mrs Odilia M.W. Driessen, 1951-1963, 1989

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Title: Ons nieuwe vaderland: Our new homeland, typescript diary of Mrs Odilia M.W. Driessen, 1951-1963, 1989
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Europe--Emigration and immigration; Voyages and travels; Netherlands--Languages; Immigrants' writings, Dutch; Women; Diaries
Category: 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author: Driessen, Odilia M.W.
Keywords: Travel
Current holder: State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference: 1951 – 1989
Link: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmN5GY
Series number: MLMSS 8459
Item number: 1JkmN5GY
Access rights: Permission required
Rights: In copyright. Copyright holder: Jane Driessen, Research & study copies allowed.
Country of origin: Netherlands
Place: Sydney
Journey: Amsterdam; Cairo; Karachi; Bangkok; Singapore; Darwin; Sydney
Language: Dutch; English
Description from source: 0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Typed transcript in Dutch with English translation of the diary of Mrs Odilia Driessen. The detailed diary describes the flight from Amsterdam to Sydney, with stopovers in Cairo, Karachi, Bankok, Singapore and Darwin. It also describes first impressions and experiences of immigrating to Australia and settling in Fairlight, N.S.W.
Physical format: Manuscripts; Diaries; Typescripts
Bibliographic citation: https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/FUAXQ3US/; https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/MECFNGG8/; https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/A9K9XF2V/
Date accessed: June 28, 2022