Summary
Australian Passport issued by the Commonwealth of Australia to Kateryna Caurs on 28 August 1986.
Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) was born in 1915 in Luzk, Poland. A mechanical engineer, from 1946-49, she worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and later for the International Refugee Organisation (IRO). In 1950 Kateryna and her mother migrated to Australia. She married Alexander Caurs who was born in Latvia in 1926, and who migrated to Australia in 1948.
Physical Description
Blue covered passport with Australian Coat of Arms on Cover. 32 pages. Inside to booklet text is in black print with personal details in black pen. Several pages contain red and black official stamps.
Significance
Statement of Historical Significance:
The Caurs collection represents the experiences of wartime dislocation and post-war immigration of a family from three cultural backgrounds, Polish, Latvian and Ukrainian. The principle story represented in the collection is that of Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) and is one not often told, that of a professional educated woman, a mechanical engineer, whose qualifications were recognised in Australia.
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Acquisition Information
Bequest from (Estate of) Mrs Kateryna Caurs, Geoffrey Park - McKean & Park
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Issued To
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Issued By
Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 28 Aug 1986
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Inscriptions
Black print. Personal details in black type. Red and black official stamps. Signature in blue pen.
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Overall Dimensions
15.3 cm (Length), 10.7 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Identifications, Immigration, Polish Communities, Polish Immigration, Russian Immigration, Settlement, Ukrainian Immigration
