SS PROTEA, 23 December 1948, in Melbourne
Date1948
Object numberANMS0287[008]
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Alex Newman
DescriptionCzech migrant Alex Nypl left Genoa on the SS PROTEA on 16 November 1948 with other refugees displaced by WWII and its aftermath. The ship arrived in Melbourne on 22 December 1948.HistoryCzech migrant Alex Nypl arrived on the SS PROTEA in Melbourne on 22 December 1948. On 23 December he was issued a Certificate of Exemption from the 1901-1940 Immigration Act so he could enter and settle in Australia.
