Papers of Emil and Hannah Witton, 1969-1979 [manuscript]. [1969-1979]

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Papers of Emil and Hannah Witton, 1969-1979 [manuscript]. [1969-1979]

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Two folded airmail letters addressed to Emil, Hannah, Heidi and Ron Witton, from Dymphna Cusack. One, dated 13 April 1979, written on board the T.S.S. Fedor Shalyapin [sic], includes colour images of the ship and refers to Cusack's recent visit to Rabaul and New Guinea and her literary fame in the USSR. The second letter, written from Hungary on 10 September 1969, refers to her fear of resurgent Nazism in Germany, the Nuremberg war crime trials and the peace movement.

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Witton, Hannah, 1919-1993

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Witton, Emil, 1919-2008.

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Emil (1919-2008) and Hannah Witton (1919-1993) were born in Berlin, Germany and came to Australia in 1939 to escape Nazi persecution. This experience turned Emil into a strong advocate for social justice and, in particular, Aboriginal rights and reconciliation. Emil and Hannah campaigned alongside their friend, Faith Bandler, at the 1967 referendum. After retiring from his Sydney printing business, Emil worked for Amnesty International for 20 years until his death in 2008. Dymphna Cusack was a t...

Cusack, Dymphna

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Ellen Dymphna Cusack was born at Wyalong N.S.W. She was one of Australia's most prolific and translated writers. A "joint autobiography", entitled Dymphna Cusack, was written by her husband Norman Freehill using Dymphna's tape - recorded reminiscences. (Published by Thomas Nelson in 1975). She died in September 1981. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1937-1983. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225759036 Author and President of the Fellowship of Australia...