Summary
Dinner Menu from the ship MV Johan van Oldenbarnevelt for the 30 April 1951. It was used by the Wouters family who migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1951. Unemployment in Holland at this time was high and the Wouters were attracted by the promotional material to Australia's promises of work and a better life. The Wouters were supposed to be disembarking in Sydney but they had former neighbours who had immigrated earlier and were invited to stay with them in East Doncaster in Melbourne. They did so and Henricus quickly got a job as a labourer in an orchard in Templestowe. Through his employer, his family secured a house in Templestowe within three months. They later moved to another house in Templestowe and Henricus also worked as a farm hand on a chicken farm. They have returned to visit Holland and have never regretted their decision to migrate.
Physical Description
Menu with colour image of two masks on the front cover. The inside of the menu has black text.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Henricus Wouters, 02 Jun 2002
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Issued By
Nederland Line - Royal Dutch Mail, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1951
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Place & Date Used
MV Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt (Motor Vessel), N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, 30 Apr 1951
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User
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Inscriptions
Text, front: N.V. Stoomvaart Naatschappy Nederland.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
25 cm (Length), 18.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Dutch Communities, Dutch Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Menus, Shipboard Travel, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
