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Envelope - Addressed to Setsutaro Hasegawa, Victoria
Reg. No: HT 22207 1
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- Summary:
- Envelope addressed to Setsutaro Hasegawa. Setsutaro migrated to Australia in 1897 at the age of 29. This was just four years before the introduction of the Immigration Restriction Act which virtually banned immigration to Australia from Asia.
Setsutaro worked as a houseboy in Melbourne before establishing a laundry business in Geelong. In 1905 he married Australian-born Ada Cole with whom he had several children. In 1941 Setsutaro was interned at Tatura as an enemy alien, he was over 70 years old. He was released at the end of World War II, and unlike most Japanese interns he was not deported. Setsutaro returned to Geelong where he remained for the rest of his life.
Many of Setsutaro's letters from relatives in Japan scold him for not returning home, suggesting that his original intent may not have been to stay in Australia. - Description:
- Envelope with Japanese characters in black ink on the front and the back.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Andrew Hasegawa, 2008
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 215 mm (Height), 83 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | japanese immigration, japanese communities, japanese culture, immigration, immigration policies, correspondence |
| Themes this item is part of: | Setsutaro Hasegawa, Japanese Migrant, 1897, Migration Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Settlement - Cultural & Social Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | correspondence |
| Inscriptions: | Japanese Text |
| Addressed To: | Mr Setsutaro Hasegawa, Victoria, Australia |
| Other Association (See Comments): | Japan Sent from Japan |
| References: | 5 family photographs (need originals from donor to scan) |
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