Envelope - Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek Electronics Factory, 4 Aug 1948

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Summary:: Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek company envelope, which has been postmarked Parha (Prague) 4 August 1948. It is part of a collection of documents belonging to Bretislav Lukes a Czech migrant. Born 12 January 1922 in Stankou in Czechoslovakia, Bretislav claims to have worked for the Germans during the war in Junkers aircraft factory. He migrated to Australia in 1950 after spending time in an IRO camp following World War Two. Sent to Bonegilla upon arrival, Bretislav completed his compulsory employment at Australian Iron and Steel at Port Kembla, probably on the Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme. When his two year labour contract was completed he moved to Melbourne where he lived for the rest of his life, although he did return to Czechoslovakia and other parts of Europe to visit friends and family.
Description:: Green with window face, with red stamps and blue printed text 'Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek'
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Peter Schafer, 2004

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	10.90 cm (Width), 21.60 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, immigrant voyages, displaced persons, migrant camps, czechoslovakian communities, czechoslovakian immigration
Themes this item is part of:	Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection, Bretislav Lukes, Czechoslovakian Migrant, 1950
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Processing - Planning & Departure
Tertiary Classification:	training & employment records
Inscriptions:	Written in Czech.
Organisation Named:	Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Danek, Czechoslovakia, 1948