IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 1176
Held at: Wiener Library
Title: Dunera affair
Date(s): 1940, 1979-1987
Level of description: Collection level (fonds)
Extent: 1 folder
Name of creator(s): Various
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Dunera, a military transport ship, transported over 2000 internees from the UK to Australia in 1940 and was used to transport German and Austrian immigrants to Australia during this period.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Dunera affair, 1940, 1979-1987, relate to the situation of the German and Austrian immigrants sent to Australia and notably include a memorandum sent from Internees Camp Office, No 7 Camp, Eastern Command to the High Commission for the UK, Canberra, setting out their grievances, 1940; letter regarding Julian Layton's activities as member of the Refugee Committee in the Jewish Chronicle, 1979; a history of the Australian Jewish Welfare Society with covering note to Julian Layton, 1981 and articles notably regarding the Dunera, particularly concerning 'Dunera Boys'.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Arranged in original order.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Finding aids:
A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Papers were originally in the possession of Julian Layton, a former co-ordinator of efforts to help Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Jewish Central Information Office
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.
Date(s) of descriptions: March 2008