Letter written by Seeto Yook Shui to his brother Seeto Yook You
| Subject | World War, 1939-1945--Sources |
|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea--History | |
| Chinese letters | |
| War stories | |
| Personal narratives | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| Author | Seeto, Yook Shui |
| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
| Date | 1945-10-21 |
| Series Number | 9yM0qVA9 |
| Item Number | zPvlALQwpb0qd |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Rights | In copyright – life of author(s) plus 70 years. Research & study copies allowed. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Place | Rabaul |
| Language | Chinese |
| English | |
| Description From Source | Letter written by Seeto Yook Shui to his brother Seeto Yook You on 21 October 1945, with translation by Daniel Yung and David C L Seeto, 22 June 2009. Copy of an original letter by Seeto Yook Shui in traditional Chinese characters, with accompanying English translation by Daniel Yung and David Seeto, 2 PDF files.
Seeto Yook Shui was a Chinese businessman, a tailor by training, who lived in Wau, Papua New Guinea with his family when the war in the Pacific broke out in December 1941, ending up at a Catholic mission on Yule Island before eventual evacuation to Australia by ship from Port Moresby. |
| Related Resources | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27938697 |
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