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Papers of the von Ploennies family, 1870-1949

SubjectEurope–Emigration and immigration
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Consuls
Legal documents
Journalism
Photographs
Poetry
Brisbane (Qld.)
German language–Writing
Correspondence
Internment camps
Category1. Settlement
2. National boundaries
KeywordsEnemy aliens
CreatorVon Ploennies family
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference 1870/1949
Series NumberMS 4650
Item Number1089570
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Copyright Undetermined. Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country Of OriginAustralia
Germany
PlaceBrisbane
Language German
English
Description From Source15 cm. This collection incorporates (I) family correspondence, in German, and mostly postcards, dating from the 1870s-80s; (II) correspondence, photographs, and legal documents (again in German), connected with Friedrich von Ploennies’ years as Imperial German Consul in Brisbane; and (III) Franz von Ploennies’ papers relating to the Brisbane Goethe Bund. The last mentioned papers comprise correspondence (1927-1952), minutes, a copy of the Bund constitution, a list of members (1927), typescripts of plays by Dora Wilcox and Johaan Deutsch, and manuscripts of poems by Walter Stolting and Jean J. Laidlaw. Also includes a 250 page handwritten memoir by German journalist Walter Stolting, who was interned as an enemy alien in Australia during World War II.
Physical FormatManuscripts
Postcards
Correspondence
Photographs
Typescripts
Poetry
Diaries
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/6TCJZRPM/
Date Accessed2022-09-08
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