Driver's Licence - Issued to Barbara Condurateanu, Victoria, circa 1991

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Summary:: Drivers Licence issued by Vic Roads to Barbara Condurateanu, circa 1991 and valid until 30 December 1996.

Barbara Condurateanu was a Romanian refugee who spent WWII in a Russian POW camp and being repatriated back to Romania, when she caught the wrong train and ended up in a German Displaced Persons camp. In the camp she met fellow Romanian refugee Nicolae Condurateanu, who had spent WWII in a German POW camp. The couple married in 1948 at the A1 Heetre Camp and immigrated to Australia in 1950, where Nicolae worked in a Tea factory and Barbara at the Four and Twenty Pie factory. They had no family in Australia and had to rely on each other for support eventually purchasing a house and establishing a life in their new country.
Description:: Plastic covered document containing drivers license details and photo. Licence No 1634 003 3.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Ms Carla Lolicato, 2001

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	5.50 cm (Height), 8.20 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, displaced persons, migrant hostels, road transport, migrant camps, migrant reception centres, romanian communities, romanian immigration
Themes this item is part of:	Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	ROAD TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Road Travel & Motoring
Tertiary Classification:	(to be classified)
Inscriptions:	Text: DRIVER LICENCE/VICTORIA AUSTRALIA [includes other text]
Issued By:	Vic Roads, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985
Issued To:	Barbara Condurateanu, Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, circa 1991
User:	Barbara Condurateanu, Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, circa 1991- 30 Dec 1996