Summary
Two-page letter on the letterhead of the Greek Consulate in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Hans Hukom to Richard and Edith Winnett in Gundagai in New South Wales regarding his problems in Indonesia and his wish to come to Australia with the Winnetts' assistance. The letter is dated 15 February, 1968.
This is one of a collection of 40 documents and four photographs relating to the unsuccessful attempts by Hans Hukom, an Indonesian citizen, to migrate to Australia between 1968 and 1972.
Significance
Statement of Historical Significance:
Hans Hukom's documents provide an insight, at times frustrating and poignant, into one person's attempts to seek approval to immigrate, the vagaries of bureaucracy, and the likely influence of the White Australia policy in his ultimate lack of success, still officially in force at that time.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Politics & Society, Working Life & Trades
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Author
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Recipient
Mr Richard C. Winnett, Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 15 Feb 1968
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Recipient
Mrs Edith G. Winnett, Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 15 Feb 1968
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Classification
Migration, Processing - immigration selection, Correspondence
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection, White Australia Policy, Letters, Working Life, Employment Records, Religions, Indonesian Immigration
