Summary
Two-page letter from Hans Hukom, Jakarta, Indonesia to Richard and Edith Winnett, explaining his visit to the Australian Embassy, and being informed that his sponsor must apply to the Immigration Department in NSW before the Embassy can act. Hans refers to a tourist visa form he has partially completed and enclosed. He also refers to extra references he has enclosed and outlines the plane and boat fares to Australia. The letter is dated 8 May, 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, 8 May 1968
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Recipient
Mrs Edith G. Winnett, Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 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
