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Receipt - Cap Polonio, 30th October 1926
Reg. No: HT 18533
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- Summary:
- This is one of two receipts issued to Karl Muffler, during his time working on the ship 'Cap Polonio' as a pastry cook in 1926. It is stamped for 'Cap Polonio', dated 10/9-30/10/1926 and issued from Hamburg 1/11/1926. Karl brought the receipt when he migrated to Australia in 1930.
This item relates to Karl Friedrich Muffler, qualified pastry chef and confectioner, born in 1900, who migrated to Melbourne from Germany in 1930, aboard the passenger liner 'Balranald'. Muffler quickly established himself in Melbourne, commencing employment with Bill Ikinger (who had recruited and sponsored him) at his cake shop in Brunswick, as well as joining the long-running German establishment 'Club Tivoli'. Muffler went on to establish his own business, 'The Embassy' in Malvern, and in 1939 married fellow German migrant Mathilde 'Hilde' Mayer. At this time they were members of the 'German Labour Front' of which Adolf Mayer (Hilde's father) was president. On 4th September, 1939 Karl Muffler, along with dozens of other German residents (including his father-in-law), was placed into police custody as an enemy alien. He was transferred to Tatura internment camp and while there undertook woodcarving and drafting classes and worked as a cake decorator. He was transferred to a Forestry Commission camp in Broadford, and finally released in 1945. With no family left in Germany he decided to stay in Australia and became naturalised in 1947. After the war, Muffler accepted a position at William Angliss Food Trades School in Melbourne teaching ex-servicemen new skills in cake decoration. He maintained a connection to the German community though Club Tivoli and died in 1996. - Description:
- Receipts stamped for 'Cap Polonio' made out to Karl Muffler; 1 dated 1/11-28/12/1926; the other 10/9-30/10/1926. Issued from Hamburg 1/11/1926 and 29/12/1926.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Ms Sue Muffler, 2005
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 146 mm (Height), 149 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | cake decorating, forestry camps, german communities, german immigration, internment camps, pastry making |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Karl Friedrich Muffler, German Migrant, Pastry Chef & Internee, 1930 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Shipboard Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | rules & regulations |
| Inscriptions: | Text: Cap Polonio/Als Steuernachweis aufzubewahren. |
| Issued To: | Karl Muffler, Hamburg, Germany, 30 Oct 1926 |
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