Subject	Voyages and travels
	Internment camps–Australia
	Prisoners of war–Australia
	War stories
	World War, 1939-1945–Sources
	World War, 1939-1945–Personal narratives, German
	Naturalization records
	Birth certificates
Category	4. World War II
	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author	Waldsax, Reinhard
Keywords	Hay
	Dunera
Current Holder	National Library of Australia
Period Of Reference	1922/2006
Date	1922-01-01
Series Number	MS 10110
Item Number	4699731
Access Rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country Of Origin	Germany
	England
	Australia
Place	Hay camp
Language	German
	English
Description From Source	0.09 m. (2 folders) + 1 packet. Some photocopies. Comprises a small collection of papers documenting the wartime experiences and professional life as a dentist of Reinhard Waldsax. Many of the documents and letters are written in German and some have accompanying English translations. Personal papers include: official German documents from 1934-1935, including forms denoting Aryan status and permitting movement within the Reich; family papers; letters of support and testimonials from patients and colleagues, 1939; correspondence with the British Home Office and Admiralty in the course of applying to return to England and applying for British nationality, 1944, 1947-1948; birth, naturalisation, nationality, professional registration certificates and other official documents; photographs; copies of information on dental procedures pioneered by Waldsach; and letters relating to German honours awarded to Waldsax, 1970. Papers relating to Waldsax’s time as an internee at Hay Internment Camp include: information on dental procedures carried out at the Camp; letters soliciting support in the form of equipment and supplies for the medical services delivered to internees; artworks created by internees (Theo Engel and Hans Rothe); a small book of poems written by Gerd Biermann in 1943 titled “Das kleine Rhapsodienbuch”; letters of support, 1940 and 1953; photocopies of information about the “Dunera”; and photographs. Additional material comprises a folder of papers on Reinhard Waldsax, the Waldsax family and dental history, collated by Waldsax’s son, Ralph.
Physical Format	Manuscripts
	Certificates
	Letters
	Correspondence
	Travel documents
	Typescripts
	Poetry
	Drawing
Related Resources	https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/545226699821f51624ccc50b
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