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Nienke and John Firrell papers

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
Europe–Emigration and immigration
Foreign workers, Dutch
Manuscripts, Dutch
Dutch newspapers
Queensland
Brisbane (Qld.)
Correspondence
Category4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
AuthorFirrell, John
Firrell, Nienke
Meene, Jan Willem van de
Current HolderState Library of Queensland
Period Of Reference 1928/2016
Date1928-01-01
Series Number31736
Item Number99183596021002061
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights In copyright, unrestricted access, free to use for personal research and study.
Country Of OriginAustralia
PlaceBrisbane
Language Dutch
English
Description From Source7 boxes of papers, film reels and audio cassettes: Collection relating to Dutch migrants in Australia. Includes film and audio relating to ‘In Tasman’s Wake’, a film by Rev. Jan Willem van de Meene about the life of a Dutch migrant in and around Brisbane; Oral histories with Dutch migrants who migrated to Australia in the 1950s-1960s; Papers relating to Nienke and John Firrell’s involvement in the Dutch community of Brisbane and the publication of Dutch community newsletters and magazines and with Nienke’s professional work as a teacher and case manager for the Ethnic Communities Council (ECC) and Home and Community Care (HACC) working mostly with the Dutch community.
Physical FormatManuscripts
Correspondence
Records
Magazine
Sound recording
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/M28X84NI/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/3J7PVWSZ/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/U2ZTJYHF/
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