Summary
Envelope for a telegram addressed to Robert Salter dated 2 September 1938. The telegram informs Robert that both his applications seeking permission to remain in Australia have been declined, but that the decision may be reconsidered with evidence of employment, business or financial security.
Robert Salter, migrated to Australia from Austria, fleeing Vienna just before the German annexation of Austria in 1938. Robert eventually obtained a visa for Australia and permission to bring both his fiancee and parents out from Austria with the help of Federal MP William Maloney who befriended him.
Physical Description
White envelope postmarked Canberra 2 September 1938 and addressed to Robert Salter, passenger SS Nieuw-Zeeland, Sydney.
More Information
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Salter, 31 Jul 2008
-
Addressed To
Mr. Robert Salter, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 02 Sep 1938
-
Sender
Davies & Woods, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2 Sep 1938
-
Inscriptions
Text, front: IF NOT CLAIMED WITHIN 14 DAYS PLEASE RETURN TO/DAVIES & WOODS, SOLICITORS, CANBERRA/Robert Salter Esq.,/Passenger S.S. Nieuw-Zeeland.
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Overall Dimensions
146 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
-
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.
-
Keywords
Clothing Trade, Flinders Lane Rag Trade, Jewish Communities, Jewish Immigration, Refugees, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
