Governor-General to Denis Frederick Carver
Object numberM2017/007:072
TitleGovernor-General to Denis Frederick Carver
DescriptionDenis Frederick Carver (born Fritz Schnitzer) born on 11 November 1909, served as Austrian Honorary Consul in Sydney for ten years until 1 March 1977.
This letter gives permission to Carver by Queen Elizabeth II from the Governor-General Paul Hasluck to accept and wear the award of the Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (the Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria). The letter is dated 15th February 1973.
See: M2017/007:068 and M2017/007:070
Since being interned in Shanghai, China due to Nazi occupation of Austria in 1938 and the persecution of European Jewry, Carver had escaped from the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe. It is interesting that Carver would retain such a loyal connection to his country of birth, Austria after his citizenship was revoked and knowing the horrors performed by non-Jewish Austrians during World War 2 against Jews and other victims.
This letter gives permission to Carver by Queen Elizabeth II from the Governor-General Paul Hasluck to accept and wear the award of the Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (the Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria). The letter is dated 15th February 1973.
See: M2017/007:068 and M2017/007:070
Since being interned in Shanghai, China due to Nazi occupation of Austria in 1938 and the persecution of European Jewry, Carver had escaped from the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe. It is interesting that Carver would retain such a loyal connection to his country of birth, Austria after his citizenship was revoked and knowing the horrors performed by non-Jewish Austrians during World War 2 against Jews and other victims.
Production date
Subjectpolitical processes, medals, life in Australia, Jews
Object nameletters
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- letter height: 254.00 mm
length: 203.00 mm
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Len Mahemoff