Summary
Dinner Menu for the N.Y.K Line ship SS 'Husimi Maru', on the London to Yokohama Service, for the 24 January 1939. It was collected by Hanns-Georg von Laue and his sister Marie-Charlotte during their voyage from England to Australia as migrants in 1939. The children of a German father and Jewish mother, both eventually left Europe for England after facing persecution. They obtained passage to Australia as refugees with the assistance of the Quakers in England. They departed on the Japanese ship SS 'Husimi Maru' in January 1939; then changed to the SS 'Kamo Maru' for the Australian leg.
Hanns-Georg first settled in South Australia, working on a sheep station. When war broke out he tried to join the Australian Army but was classified an enemy alien and remained under surveillance throughout the War. After the war he continued to work on remote stations, then moved to his own fruit block in Renmark where he married and raised a family. In the early 1950s, they moved to Melbourne where he established a bookbinding business. Marie-Charlotte sister remained in Adelaide, first as a nanny and then a dental nurse and would later marry a German refugee.
Physical Description
White cover with colour photo of traditional Japanese 'No' theatre and explanatory text; opens to 5 course dinner menu.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Rhonda von Laue, 29 Jul 2004
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Hanns-Georg von Laue, 24 Jan 1939
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Marie-Charlotte von Laue, 24 Jan 1939
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Text: The No is a stage drame of ancient type, different from/any other form of dramatic art. By the word No is meant/accomplishment. When, therefore, the playing of the No/of a hero or goblin is spoken of, it is therby understood that/the accomplishment of a hero or goblin is played on the stage./The origin of the No remains obscure, but the majority/of the plays were written during the 14th and 6th centuries/by famous No actors under the patronage of Asikaga Syogun.
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Overall Dimensions
15.2 cm (Width), 21.3 cm (Height)
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Jewish Communities, Jewish Immigration, Menus, Refugees, Ship Memorabilia, Shipboard Travel