Envelope – Kurt Baier, Tatura Internment Camp, Victoria, 1941
| Subject | World War, 1939-1945–Sources |
| World War, 1939-1945–Refugees | |
| War stories | |
| Internment camps–Australia | |
| Prisoners of war | |
| Censorship | |
| German language–Writing | |
| Correspondence | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| Keywords | Enemy aliens |
| Tatura camp | |
| Dunera | |
| Current Holder | Museums Victoria Collections |
| Date | 1941-06-03 |
| Item Number | HT 31704 |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Country Of Origin | Austria |
| Place | Vienna |
| Language | German |
| English | |
| Description From Source | Grey air mail envelope made from thin tissue-paper like material. It has many inscriptions, censor’s stickers and ink stamps. Torn in places. Envelope sent from Modling, Vienna, Austria on 3 June 1941, addressed to Kurt Baier, at Tatura Internment Camp in northern Victoria. On front of envelope, handwritten in black ink:’ KURT BAIER / HUT NO 26 COUMPOND [sic] 2 / CAMP NO 7 / EASTERN COMMAND/ AUSTRALIA’. Stamped in purple ink: ‘INTERNMENT CAMP / TATURA, VIC.’.Lower left corner , handwritten in black ink : ‘ New York’. On front and back, off-white stickers printed in red ‘3 Opened by Censor’. On back, 2 pink & 2 grey ink stamps of theThird Reich with swastika and eagle symbols. Handwritten in brown ink ‘ [illeg.] / Aufgeber: Gottfied Crala’. |
| Physical Format | Correspondence |
| Bibliographic Citation | https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/X47TVRFR/ |
| https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/XSPD7EE7/ |
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