Object numberM2015/009:031
DescriptionA 1-page notification of Easter Services, 1941, with a short address by Rev. Alcorn. German text - Evangelische Gemainde - in translation - Evangelical Community.
This notification page is part of the Rev. Alcorn's collection which represents a record of those Jewish and non-Jewish internees who were on board the ship H. M. T. Dunera.
When war broke out, England responded to public panic over the so-called 'enemy within' by interning thousands of foreign nationals. Australia agreed to assist the 'mother country' in this process and in July 1940, the HMT Dunera set sail from Liverpool to Sydney, carrying 2,542 male 'enemy aliens'. Arriving in Sydney on 6 September 1940, the 'Dunera Boys' (as they came to be known) were first interned in Hay and Orange in NSW. Eventually they were brought to Tatura, Victoria. Although behind barbed wire, these camps operated as communities and incorporated canteens, hospitals, dental and recreational facilities, schools, music, theatre and other artistic activities.
The Rev. Alcorn ministered to those internees who declared that they were Protestants of a non Anglican denomination. These 151 internees (according to the lists) formed some 15% of the camp inmates.
This notification page is part of the Rev. Alcorn's collection which represents a record of those Jewish and non-Jewish internees who were on board the ship H. M. T. Dunera.
When war broke out, England responded to public panic over the so-called 'enemy within' by interning thousands of foreign nationals. Australia agreed to assist the 'mother country' in this process and in July 1940, the HMT Dunera set sail from Liverpool to Sydney, carrying 2,542 male 'enemy aliens'. Arriving in Sydney on 6 September 1940, the 'Dunera Boys' (as they came to be known) were first interned in Hay and Orange in NSW. Eventually they were brought to Tatura, Victoria. Although behind barbed wire, these camps operated as communities and incorporated canteens, hospitals, dental and recreational facilities, schools, music, theatre and other artistic activities.
The Rev. Alcorn ministered to those internees who declared that they were Protestants of a non Anglican denomination. These 151 internees (according to the lists) formed some 15% of the camp inmates.
SubjectDunera, internment camps
Object namenotices
Dimensions
- width: 213.00 mm
height: 295.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Garry Hogden