SS PROTEA, 23 December 1948, in Melbourne

Date1948

Object numberANMS0287[010]

NamePhotograph

MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper.

DimensionsOverall: 85 × 135 mm, 0.004 g

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Alex Newman

Terms

Melbourne

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.