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Actions Displays	Certificate of Naturalization as an Australian Citizen Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2008/043:006 TitleCertificate of Naturalization as an Australian Citizen DescriptionCertificate of Naturalization as an Australian Citizen E(1) No 131, for Ernst Goldschmidt, dated 31 March 1949. The document ensures all the rights and status of an Australian citizen and a British subject and bears a red seal from the Minister for Immigration, Australia. It has a secondary date of 06 May 1949, the date on which Ernst appeared before the Magistrate to swear allegiance. His address (in Enfield NSW) and appearance details appear on the reverse. Ernst was born 08 June 1874, in Prague. He and his wife, Stephanie (nee Strakosch), migrated from German-occupied Austria to Australia in 1939, before the start of WWII. Ernst was president of B'nai B'rith in Vienna and was instrumental in establishing it in Australia. Production placeCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Production date 1949-03-31 - 1949-05-06 Subjectimmigration, Jews in Australia, post World War II, post war life, refugees Object namecertificates of citizenship Materialpaper Dimensions width: 208.00 mm height: 335.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ms Ruth Wirth

Object numberM2008/043:006

TitleCertificate of Naturalization as an Australian Citizen

DescriptionCertificate of Naturalization as an Australian Citizen E(1) No 131, for Ernst Goldschmidt, dated 31 March 1949. The document ensures all the rights and status of an Australian citizen and a British subject and bears a red seal from the Minister for Immigration, Australia. It has a secondary date of 06 May 1949, the date on which Ernst appeared before the Magistrate to swear allegiance. His address (in Enfield NSW) and appearance details appear on the reverse. Ernst was born 08 June 1874, in Prague. He and his wife, Stephanie (nee Strakosch), migrated from German-occupied Austria to Australia in 1939, before the start of WWII. Ernst was president of B'nai B'rith in Vienna and was instrumental in establishing it in Australia.

Production placeCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Production date 1949-03-31 - 1949-05-06

Subjectimmigration, Jews in Australia, post World War II, post war life, refugees

Object namecertificates of citizenship

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ms Ruth Wirth

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