Correspondence and World War II ephemera, 1937-1962

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Containers:
Box 67
Component identifier:
File 28
Content Summary:

Correspondents include Ansett Airlines, L Pitman, Commonwealth Archives, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and the Mitchell Library.

Includes letter from Ida Isaacs (Qantas) forwarding two airmail covers labelled 'First through British air Mail England/Australia', addressed to Hudson Fysh.

Also includes World War II ephemera relating to the Japanese surrender, with an envelope addressed to Miss J Dalzell, Sydney. The items are: A lithographic copy of Instrument of Surrender; souvenir issued to the members of the Allied Forces at Morotai on the occasion of the surrender of the Second Japanese Army; published pamphlet with address delivered by Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces General Sir Thomas Blamey on the occasion of the Japanese surrender; and published photographs of the formal surrender, Morotai 9 September 1945.

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Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn742484).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. Copying for research purposes is permitted for material created by E A and V I Crome. Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is generally permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material. Written permission to publish unpublished manuscript material must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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