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Dr Eugen Hirschfeld – former German Consul for Queensland

Date
1905 to 1916
Place
Brisbane
Subject
Category
Keywords
German Australian
Creator
Headquarters, 1 Military District, Commonwealth (Australian) Military Forces
Current holder
Series number
BP4/1, 66/4/891 PT1
Item number
335578
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
Copyright National Archives of Australia
Country of origin
Language
Description from source
Title
Dr Eugen Hirschfeld – former German Consul for Queensland – Prisoner of War internee [also includes information on WWI internees and Queensland Germans Zoeller, Carl; Eckhardt, Karl; Lischke, Eugen; Weinholt, Arnold; Munchow, Albert Karl; Holzberger, P F C ; Henricksen, Dr H, Monzel]

Function and purpose
This series consists of 17 boxes comprising paper documents that relate to suspected acts of disloyalty perpetrated by individuals and organisations within Queensland. These documents refer to elements of society that were suspected of undermining Australia’s position during World War I. The actions taken by Military Intelligence were done so under the War Precautions Act.
Physical format
Correspondence
Typescripts
Related resources
Record author
Siobhan Campbell
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