| Occupation as written | Housewife |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 21 Jun 1915 |
| Application status | Denied |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 30 Jul 1915 |
| If rejected, why? | Husband German (see Further...) |
| Birthplace as written | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Modern country | Australia |
| Age on application | 30 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | None |
| Port of Departure | None |
| Port of Arrival | None |
| Date of arrival | None |
| Name of ship | None |
| Address in Australia | Bayswater Road, Roseville |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 30 years |
| Married | Yes | |
| Children | Yes | 1 son |
| Name of reference | Charles Alfred Stuart Redgrave |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (New South Wales) |
| Marginalia description | WBB adds references to Esther Pepera and Annie Forkel as precedent. Underneath, minister writes that ‘Has the husband been interned? If so, application might be granted. If not, defer.’ (15/7/15). |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | other |
| Other information | Her letter implies that she wishes to be naturalised in spite of her German husband, and is concerned for her children. |
Name written in places as Risius and sometimes Risins in file (file name is Risins).
German husband interned, was engineer. ‘Major Risins who is a German Reservist objected to apply for naturalization after hostilities were declared, as he considered that it would be cowardly to do so.’ (Memorandum, Foemander, 8 July 1915).
P.2, Memorandum, Acting Secretary, Dept of Defence, 9 August 1915: only detained 2 days as caught on 17 July trying to board vessel at Adelaide. Took Oath of Neutrality. Released. Employed as type composing machine expert. ‘The police state that since the war his conduct has been exemplary.’ Apparently deferred but not specified.