Summary
Black and white photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of six which record a trip Julius made from Melbourne to Queensland in the 1959 Christmas holidays. They took enough money for food and petrol but didn't count on breaking down several times along the Newell Highway on the journey home. They eventually made it to a friend's in Albury where they could fix the car, having spent the last 100 miles of the trip stopping continuously to fill a flat tyre with newspaper so it wouldn't disintegrate.
Description of Content
Pale coloured Peugeot car parked on the side of an exceptionally wide road. The passenger door is open but there is no one in the car. There are trees on either side of the road.
Physical Description
Landscape format, black and white coloured reproduction photograph with decorative white border.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Transport, Migration & Cultural Diversity
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Julius Toth, by Jul 2001
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Place & Date Depicted
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User
Mr Julius Toth, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1959-2000
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - cultural & social life, Excursions & outings
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
7.6 cm (Length), 11.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Camping, Car Repairs, Cars, Holidays, Hungarian Communities, Hungarian Immigration, Hunting, Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Photography, Roads, Settlement, Travel & Tourism
