The Dunera Affair: miscellaneous documents

Identifier
WL1076
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70202
Dates
1 Jan 1980 - 31 Jan 1989
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Australian Jewish Welfare Society

Archival History

The papers were originally in the possession of Julian Layton, a former co-ordinator of efforts to help Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe.

Acquisition

Donated April 1990

Donor: Joan Stiebel

Scope and Content

This collection of mostly secondary source material provides some insight into the situation of the German and Austrian immigrants to Australia who had been passengers on the Dunera, military transport ship which transported over 2000 internees from the U.K. to Australia in 1940.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

  • Layton, Julian

Subjects

  • Relief organisations
  • Reports
  • Internment
  • Dunera [ship]
  • Arandora Star [ship]

Places

  • Australia
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.