Summary
Letter from J. Hogan to Robert Salter, dated 16 February 1939. The letter contains a landing permit for Robert Salter's fiancée Miss I. Rosner. Robert Salter migrated to Australia from Austria, fleeing Vienna just before the German annexation of Austria in 1938.
Robert had applied for residency in Australia 5 months before leaving Vienna but found when he arrived in Brisbane that his application for residency had been rejected. With the help of William Maloney, a federal Member of Parliament who befriended him, Robert was finally able to obtain permits for himself, his parents, his fiancee Ida and his friend who had accompanied him on the journey.
Physical Description
Typed letter headed Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Interior, Canberra, ACT, from J. Hogan to Robert Salter of Messrs Brill & Salter, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, dated 16 February 1939.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Salter, 31 Jul 2008
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Sender
Mr J. Hogan - Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Greater Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 16 Feb 1938
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Addressed To
Mr. Robert Salter, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 Feb 1938
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Person Named
Mr Rudolf Brill, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 Feb 1938
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Inscriptions
Text, printed: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/Department of the Interior/CANBERRA A.C.T./16th February, 1939/Dear Sir/With reference to your letter of the/1st February, i forward herewith Landing Permit No. 29197/in favour of Miss I. Rosner.
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Overall Dimensions
212 mm (Width), 248 mm (Height)
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References
Video interview with Robert Salter particularly regarding his tailoring period in Flinders Lane - conducted by Jewish Museum of Australia for Schmutta Business exhibition, 2002? Article: Salter, Robert 'Flinders Lane.Memory Lane' The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society, Vol 10, Part 7, 1989 Interview transcript: Robert Salter interviewed by son, date?. Copies of selection of photos, including one showing Robert wearing the overcoat in the months before fleeing Vienna.
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Keywords
Clothing Trade, Flinders Lane Rag Trade, Jewish Communities, Jewish Immigration, Refugees, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
