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USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK, April 1948
USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK, April 1948

USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK, April 1948

Photographer
DateApril 1948
Object number00006854
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 92 x 62 x 62 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Helmut Juske
DescriptionPhotograph of the bow of the USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK docked at a wharf in Melbourne. The verso has the handwritten inscription 'USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK'. April 1948 a'. Donated by Helmut Juske who migrated to Australia from Estonia, via a displaced person's camp in Germany, on board the USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK.HistoryOn 2 March 1948 USAT GENERAL W. M. BLACK left Bremerhaven with 860 displaced persons from Europe and arrived in Melbourne on 27 April 1948. On 29 May 1949 GENERAL W. M. BLACK left Naples arriving 25 June 1949 in Melbourne with 826 displaced persons. On 16 November 1949 GENERAL W. M. BLACK departed Naples with 1,314 refugees, arriving in Sydney on 13 December 1949. GENERAL W. M. BLACK made a fourth run to Australia, arriving in Melbourne with 1,316 refugees on 13 April 1950.