This file includes more research on Cowra Settlement. A black and white photograph of Cowra Settleme …

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ProvenanceMARKS, Marcelle (MARKSM)
SeriesJews on the Land in Australia
Series Number001
Item DescriptionThis file includes more research on Cowra Settlement. A black and white photograph of Cowra Settlement members that were settled in a Refugee Farm called Mutual Farms. Some black and white photographs of their farm life and the buildings. Some newspaper cuttings for Cowra settlement and Refugee Regulations. Some research on Walter & Otto Beck and how they worked the farm, with some black and white photographs. Research on Maurice Benjamin who was born in Berlin. He studied Agriculture at Sydney University and upon completion, after some training, he was employed at the Chelsea Park Farm. Autobiography of Kurt Wolfgang Blumenthal. Black and white photographs of Glenfield and of Kurt Wolfgang Blumenthal's farm life; a colour photograph of a young John Blumenfeld surrounded by chickens. A journal article from The Poultry Farmer called Broilers on Deep Litter Grown the Modern Way. An aerial view photograph of "Aotearoa", Glenfield, NSW. Research and black and white photographs of Harry & Renate Bluth of Edensor Park. Research on Alexander Dimdore who was settled in Sydney when he was young. Simple research on Oscar Durst, an accountant in Vienna whose wife was a music teacher. Biography of Solomon Goldberg, written by his daughter Ruth Wilson, about his life in Palestine and Australia, with some black and white photographs of his work as a medical practioner/ farmer and grazier. A newspaper cutting about Mark Goldstein's obituary with his life story and farm life. Some black and white photographs of GRAF, a former solicitor from Germany in a poultry farm. A copy booklet and a journal introducing the Australian canned fruits. Research on Judah & Gwen Green, with some black and white photographs of the homestead "Corrinyah", and a list of the members' names. A newspaper cutting about Mrs Gwen Green saved the dried & canned fruit industry of Australia in 1930s. A simple research on Green family at their farm "Spring Valley", with some black and white photographs of the Green Family and their farm. Some black and white photographs and information about Willi Hanau, who came to Australia with his wife Rose in 1937, managed a sheep station and poultry farm. Autobiography written by William Edward Hanau. A newspaper cutting shows that the Hanaus were satisfied with their life in Australia. Some black and white photographs of the Hanaus's farm. Research on the Heideman Family, with two black and white photographs of the Heidemans and some information about their son, Egon. Further research on "Little Brother" member Werner Heilbrunn who was a farmer all his life but his children were not raised Jewish, included are some of his black and white photographs when he was young and the farm life.
Item Number063
Item Box Number8
Dates(s)1927 to 1981
Box Barcode Number:NB03837776
Current LocationLRCA - Louise Rosenberg Communal Archive
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