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Papers of Ken Inglis relating to the Dunera Boys, 1930-2020, 1930-2020

(43 MS boxes)
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The collection comprises papers relating to the Dunera Boys, gathered by Ken Inglis over years as an Australian historian. His final work "Dunera Lives" was published posthumously in 2018. The book tells the story of the famous "Dunera Boys": nearly 3000 Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria who were transported aboard HMT Dunera and landed in Australia in 1940. They were interned as "enemy aliens' in camps near Hay, Orange and Tatura during the Second World War. This collection comprises of Inglis's research for his book "Dunera Lives" and is made up of personal correspondence, research notes, newspaper clippings and drafts of publications and talks on the subject. A large component of the collection is comprised of folders on various Dunera and Queen Mary Internees, ordered alphabetically by surname. These folders include email correspondence with informants, newspaper cuttings, transcripts of interviews, and notes Inglis made detailing his thoughts on the individual's story, also include printed material, photocopies and notes containing biographical details of the Dunera Boys.
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