Photograph, Karl Duldig, 1941

Historical information

Top left - Karl Duldig, 8th Employment, with daughter Eva in front of him;
Top right: The Duldig family in front of their hut in Camp 3. Slawa, Eva and Karl
Bottom left: Army nurse and children:
back row (left to right): Italian, Italian, Harry Bader
2nd back row: Italian, Dolly Seefeld, Dora Seefeld, Indonesian
3rd back row: ? Eva Jacoby, Mariesa ?, Indonesian
2nd front row: Ruth Gottlieb, Lisa Bader, Gracie Kouner, George Fink
Front row: Lilliana Dellanoll, George Huppert, Eva Duldig and Gerald Seefeld
Bottom right: bronze sculpture of Captain Edward Renata Broughton (NZ) O.C. 8th Employment Co.
Refugees from Singapore. Slawa and Karl Duldig, Bauhaus artists from Vienna, Austria, fled to Singapore 1938, arrested in 1939 by British officials. Sent to Australia on Queen Mary to Tatura Group Internment Camp 3 compound D. Released with other families in 1942. Karl served in the 8th Employment Company. He and his wife taught in Melbourne schools (Mentone Grammar and St Catherine's Girls School). Daughter Eva (photo) donated the photos.

Physical description

4 black and white photographs of the Duldig family. One is father and daughter; one is mum, dad and daughter in front of hut; third is a group photograph of a nurse and a group of children and the third is of a bust of Captain Edward Renata Broughton. Photographs are mounted and in a fawn coloured frame.

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