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Date(s)
- 1890-1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 boxes, 1 parcel, 7 albums.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Balduin Göner, later known as Baldwin 'Paul' Goener, was born on 10 September 1890 in Saxony, Germany. He lived in Queensland for most of his life. Goener was a naturalised British sujbect for 27 years by the time World War Two broke out. He was interned at Gaythorne (Queensland) and Tatura (Victoria) internment camps from September 1941 until October 1944. He died on 13 July 1976
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1890-1975
Collection alternatively titled as: Baldwin Goener Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquired from the creator.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Draft manuscripts, autobiography, correspondence, Tatura Camp programmes, postcards, oral interview. The initial contact with the donor was through Dr Gunther Bonnin who was studying the speech patterns of German-born migrants in the Darling Downs region. Goener's writing reveals his Saxon origin, and lack of education in written English. He writes fluently, but his spelling and speech patterns are reproduced by ear. He refers by name to a number of German migrant families.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in seven series.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
- German
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Publication note
Material from this collection has been cited in:
Corkhill, A. Queensland and Germany : ethnic, socio-cultural, political and trade relations 1838-1991. Melbourne, Vic. : Academia 1992.
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Status
Revised
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, AM, 16-Dec-2019
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.