Summary
Drivers Licence issued by the Office of Road Traffic Authority to Barbara Condurateanu, circa 1985 and valid until 30 December 1990.
Barbara Condurateanu was a Romanian refugee who spent World War II in a Russian POW camp and being repatriated back to Romania, when she caught the wrong train and ended up in a German Displaced Persons camp. In the camp she met fellow Romanian refugee Nicolae Condurateanu, who had spent World War II in a German POW camp. The couple married in 1948 at the A1 Heetre Camp and immigrated to Australia in 1950, where Nicolae worked in a Tea factory and Barbara at the Four and Twenty Pie factory. They had no family in Australia and had to rely on each other for support eventually purchasing a house and establishing a life in their new country.
Physical Description
Plastic covered document containing drivers license details and photo. Licence number 1634 003 3.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Carla Lolicato, 15 Nov 2001
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Issued By
Office of the Road Traffic Authority, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985
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Issued To
Barbara Condurateanu, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985
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User
Barbara Condurateanu, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985- 30 Dec 1990
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Inscriptions
Text: DRIVER LICENCE VICTORIA AUSTRALIA [extensive text]
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Overall Dimensions
8.5 cm (Length), 5.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Displaced Persons, Immigration, Migrant Camps, Migrant Hostels, Migrant Reception Centres, Road Transport, Romanian Communities, Romanian Immigration