Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Bathurst |
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Accession Number | PR03446 |
Collection type | Private Record |
Record type | Collection |
Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
Object type | Letter |
Maker |
James, George |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Bathurst |
Date made | 1943 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
James, George (Civilian)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War home front experience of George James of Bathurst, New South Wales. Collection contains a letter written by James to his uncle in Oakenshaw, near Durham, United Kingdom, dated 22 August 1943. Letter discusses Australian weather, the 1943 Commonwealth parliamentary elections, food shortages and Japanese military actions.