Summary
Wooden set square, one of a set of two, which belonged to Herbert Kann. Herbert was living and working in Singapore with his parents when he was detained as an enemy alien and transported to Australia for internment at Tatura. He was released from Tatura in 1942 at the age of 33. He married fellow Austrian Jew Marion Edith and worked as a fitter, draughtsman and electrical engineer in Melbourne.
Physical Description
Triangular wooden set square.
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Donation from Mrs Marjorie Morgan, 01 Dec 1992
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Herbert C. Kann, circa 1930s
Probably used in Austria and Singapore -
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Keywords
Austrian Immigration, Displaced Persons, Drafting, Internment Camps, Jewish Communities, Jewish Immigration, Refugees, Trades, World War II, 1939-1945
