Diary - 19 Wasted Months: Diary and Notes of My Internment, Kurt Lewinski, 1940-1950s
| Subject | World War, 1939-1945--Sources |
|---|---|
| Voyages and travels | |
| Internment camps--Australia | |
| Prisoners of war | |
| War diaries | |
| German diaries | |
| German language--Writing | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| Author | Lewinski, Kurt |
| Keywords | Enemy aliens |
| Dunera | |
| Tatura camp | |
| Current Holder | Jewish Museum of Australia |
| Date | 1940-05-10 |
| Item Number | 3093.4.1 |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Australia | |
| Place | Hay camp |
| Tatura | |
| Language | German |
| Description From Source | Handwritten in ink on the cover page, in German: "19 Wasted Months / Diary and Notes of My Internment / Kurt Lewinski." Approximately 77 pages of German text detailing Lewinski's experience.
This diary was kept by Kurt Lewinski over the course of nineteen months. It was written while Lewinski was imprisoned in England, detained on board the Dunera and interned at Hay and Tatura. An additional, translated copy is also held in the Jewish Museum's collection |
| Physical Format | Diaries |
| Manuscripts |
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