Letters from New Guinea to Constance Robinson (née Constance Hollowell Lewis) and associated papers, 1928-1946 [microform].
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[1928-1946]
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| Reeks: | PMB (Series)
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| Formaat: | Microfilm Manuscript |
| Samenvatting: | Letters from Hector Robinson to Connie Robinson (née Constance Hollowell Lewis), 1928-1935; certificates, memorabilia, official correspondence, circular notices and some personal correspondence, 1933-1942; and, letters to Connie Robinson, related documents and a photograph, 1942-1946. |
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| Fysieke beschrijving: | 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. + guide/reel list. |
| Aantekeningen: | For access conditions consult the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau online catalogue. Microfilm. Canberra, A.C.T. : Produced for the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Australian National University. 1 microfilm reel. Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership. Hector Ernest Robinson was born in Pyap, South Australia, in 1900. He schooled as a cadet in Mildura, Victoria, and enlisted in the AIF in 1918. In November 1918 he embarked on the S.S. "Carpentaria", however at Auckland it was quarantined and recalled to Australia. In November 1920 he embarked from Sydney on the "Melusia". He took up employment in Rabaul as a clerk in Lands and Survey. On his 21st birthday, 8 April 1921, Robinson became an honourable corporal. In 1928 he worked as an accountant for the Treasury in Madang before he transferred to Treasury Rabaul. The earliest correspondence in the collection is to Robinson's girl friend or fiancée "Connie" Constance Hollowell Lewis of Red Cliffs, Victoria, and dates from 1928. Constance Hollowell Lewis was born in 1907 in Liverpool, England. Her father had emigrated to Australia around 1923 and opened a drapery shop at Red Cliffs. Writing from Madang, Robinson provides information on the place and his work, revealing the attitudes and values of the time. Hector and Connie married in 1931 and their son was born in New Guinea in 1938. In December 1942, Robinson's wife and son were evacuated and went to live in Victoria, while Robinson stayed on in New Guinea where he was interned by the Japanese. Prior to his internment, the correspondence resumed briefly and included material relating to the evacuation of women from Rabaul. On 1 July 1942, Robinson, other civilian internees and over 800 Australian prisoners of war, were on the Japanese transport "Montevideo Maru", when it was sunk by an American submarine off the coast of the Philippines. No internees or prisoners survived. Connie received one letter from Hector while he was imprisoned. Bib#: 1855201 |
| Toegang: | For access conditions consult the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau online catalogue. |
| Taal: | English |
| Bib#: | 1855201 |
