Summary
Letter on Parliament of Australia House of Representatives letterhead, from Lorraine Gordon, Acting Private Secretary for J.A. Pettitt MP for Hume to Mr Richard Winnett regarding his letter about Hans Hukom. She states she will follow up with the Minister and agreeing that church support for Han's immigration application may assist. This letter is dated 29 April, 1969.
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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Person Named
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Recipient
Mr Richard C. Winnett, Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 29 Apr 1969
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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
