Letter from Thomas Veale, an emigrant to Woolwich, Sydney, to his brother-in-law J. H. Meladef in Ne...
Letter from Thomas Veale, an emigrant to Woolwich, Sydney, to his brother-in-law J. H. Meladef in New Jersey, USA, together with two letters from the American Consular Service, 1920
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1920
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MLMSS 8044
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0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Thomas Veale's letter is accompanied by two typed letters from the American Consular Service in Sydney to J. H. Melady (Meladef) also requesting financial assistance for Veale to return to San Francisco. The later letter reports Veale has changed jobs a number of times and improved his postion but would still have better opportunities back in the U...
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Letter from Thomas Veale, an emigrant to Woolwich, Sydney, to his brother-in-law J. H. Meladef in New Jersey, USA, together with two letters from the American Consular Service, 1920
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Purchased from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, July 2009
Administrative / Biographical history
A handwritten letter by Thomas Veale to his brother-in-law J. H. Meladef Esq., of Bergenfield NJ, who had lent him the money for his passage to Australia, decrying the lack of opportunity in Australia in the 1920's. Thomas Veale, his wife Lee and daughter Connie emigrated from Canada to Australia in 1920. Mr Veale attempted to sell a "self heating...
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MLMSS 8044
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nX6OaovY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OaovY
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930934
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