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Bretislav Lukes, Czechoslovakian Migrant, 1950
Image: Driver's Licence - Bretislav Lukes, Czechoslovakia
Source: Museum Victoria
Bretislav Lukes was born on 12 January 1922 in Stankou in Czechoslovakia. During World War II he worked for the German Junkers aircraft factory. After the War he trained as an electrician while in an International Refugee Organisation (IOR) displaced persons camp. In 1950 he migrated to Melbourne, Australia, travelling from Germany via Bremen on the ship 'Goya'. When he arrived Bretislav was sent straight to Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre in northern Victoria where he was given work on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme and then the Australian Iron and Steel at Port Kembla in 1950.
Lukes moved to Melbourne where he lived first in St Albans and then moved to Burwood East. In Melbourne he worked in the Myer workshop as a TV repair man, before moving to Watson Victa in 1952 where he made x-ray machines. In 1960 he began working as a technician in the Physics Department at Swinburne Institute of Technology. In Australia Bretislav was known as 'Bob', he belonged to an amateur radio club, he never married, and spoke English as well as Czech and German. Over the years he returned to Czechoslovakia and other countries and stayed in touch with his family, his father Emil Lukes who died in 1967, his mother Marie Lukesova and two sisters. He died in 2004.
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Newsletter - Stankovske Noviny, No 4, Czechoslovakia, 2 Jun 1960
Newsletter 'Stankovske Noviny' No 4. dated 2 Cervna (June) 1960. This newsletter was produced by the local political branch in Stankovske and it contains party milestones, capital works ...
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Note - Handwritten Message, German, 13 May 1949
Handwritten note in German dated 13 May 1949. Part of the note states: 'please see Misters Lukes Bretislav and Szeier Josef, resident of apt 6/401'. Born 12 January 1922 in Stankou in C ...
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Store Docket - UNRRA Welfare, 13 Aug 1949
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Welfare store docket dated 13 August 1949. It has been filled out in pencil to Bretislav Lukes, listing 8 goods to be exc ...
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Store Docket - UNRRA Welfare, 13 Aug 1949
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Welfare store docket dated 13 August 1949. It has been filled out in pencil to Bretislav Lukes, listing 5 goods to be exc ...
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Student Identification Card - Issued to Bretislav Lukes, IRO, 27 May 1949
Student identity card issued to Bretislav Lukes by the IRO, 27 May 1949. The card is valid until 31 July 1949 and identifies him as undertaking an electrician's course at the IRO Area 3 ...
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Passport - Issued to Bretislav Lukes, Commonwealth of Australia, 11 Dec 1978
Australian passport issued to Bretislav Lukes, 11 December 1978. The passport appears to be unused. Born 12 January 1922 in Stankou in Czechoslovakia, Bretislav claims to have worked fo ...
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Passport - Issued to Bretislav Lukes, Commonwealth of Australia, 22 Jan 1973
Australian passport issued to Bretislav Lukes, 22 January 1973. Stamps on the passport indicate Bretislav travelled to Europe in 1976. Born 12 January 1922 in Stankou in Czechoslovakia, ...
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Sticker - Car Registration, Government of Victoria, 1963
Car registration sticker issued by the Government of Victoria for the year 1963. The sticker was issued for a Simca sedan, registration GFK872, which was owned by Bretislav Lukes. Born ...
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Ticket - Public Transport, Issued to Bretislav Lukes, Czechoslovakia, 1949
Yearly railway commuter booklet issued to Bretislav Lukes for the year 1949 in Czechoslovakia. Company stamps on the booklet indicate that the employer is paying for fares. Born 12 Janu ...
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Vaccination Certificate - Issued to Bretislav Lukes, IRO, 10 Jan 1950
International Certificate of Inoculation and Vaccination, issued to Bretislav Lukes by the IRO in 1950. The booklet contains a black and white photo and gives details of vaccinations fo ...
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