Summary

Certificate issued by the 'Daugava' Latvian High School to Aleksanders Cauris (Alexander Caurs). It states that Alexander was born on 12 July 1926, is a pupil of the third class of the Latvian High School 'Daugava' from the 15 March 1946 until 1 June 1947 and is signed by the Headmaster of the school.

Alexander was born in Latvia in 1926, and migrated to Australia in 1948. He married Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) who was born in 1915 in Luzk, Poland. A mechanical engineer, 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.

Physical Description

Soft yellow card with black print with personal details written in blue pen. Stamped twice with school stamp.

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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