Telegram sent to Leo Steger by his mother in 1946

Title: Telegram sent to Leo Steger by his mother in 1946
Subject: Red Cross and Red Crescent; Melbourne (Vic.); German language; Correspondence; Censorship
Category: 4. World War II
Author: Steger, Olga
Current holder: National Museum of Australia
Date: January 2, 1946
Link: collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/icons/images/kaui2/index.html#/home?usr=CE
Item number: 1991.0060.0001.001
Access rights: Digitised
Country of origin: Austria
Place: Vienna; Melbourne
Language: German; French; English
Description from source: H 210mm x W 150mm x D 1mm
Telegram sent to Leo Steger in Melbourne by his mother in Germany, dated 2 January, 1946. The letterhead is "Comite International DE LA CROIX-ROUGE. GENEVA (SUISSE)", and the proforma details are printed in red in German and English. The translation of the message is; "Dear Poldi, am well, I have sufficient to eat. If you have a good job please stay where you are. Here it is unbearable. Hugs from mother". It is stamped with a military censorship stamp and it has a Red Cross logo in the top left corner.
Physical format: Correspondence