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Collection of correspondence between the Mérö family

Place
Budapest
Sydney
Subject
Category
Keywords
Enemy aliens
experience
Current holder
Item number
M2021/002:001
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Language
Period of reference
1939-08 to 1940-03
Description from source
16 letters dated August to December 1939 from Pista Mérö and his wife Didi (Helen nee Weiss), in Budapest, to his two sisters and their husbands as they escaped from Hungary to re-establish their lives in Sydney.

This correspondence from their brother charts their immigration journey from Europe, their arrival in Australia and hopes for the future. This collection highlights the difficulties of migrant and refugee experiences in Australia as they struggled to establish new lives as enemy aliens.
Physical format
Correspondence
Letters
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