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Child's diary on board Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
Emigration and immigration
Voyages and travels
Diaries
Immigrants’ writings, Dutch
Manuscripts, Dutch
Category5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Current HolderAustralian National Maritime Museum
Period Of Reference 1955/1955
Item Number00008062
Access RightsRequest at location
Country Of OriginNetherlands
Australia
Language Dutch
Description From Source210 × 165 mm A diary written by a child on board the JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT. It starts on 11 March and finishes on 2 April 1955 and features a number of illustrations. The diary mentions passing through the Suez canal on the 20 March. The text is in Dutch and is most likely by Joke Schoevers. She and her family migrated from the Netherlands to Australia on board JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT and she turned 13 while onboard.
Physical FormatDiaries
Related Resources https://collections.sea.museum/objects/40934/song-book-compiled-by-joke-schoevers
https://collections.sea.museum/objects/9835/documents-relating-to-the-schoevers-familys-migration-from
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/U2ZTJYHF/
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