NAA: A1, 1915/7693
Koch, Margarethe
Digital copy - 32764
| Occupation as written | Bookkeeper |
| Standardised occupation | PP02: Public services and Professionals - Local administration |
| Application received | 18 Jun 1915 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | LTF |
| Date of approval or denial | 2 Aug 1915 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Harburg, Hanover, Geermany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 67 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 35 |
| Port of Departure | Hanover |
| Port of Arrival | Port Melbourne |
| Date of arrival | 12 Aug 1883 |
| Name of ship | Amalfia |
| Voyage | Amalfi (1883-08-12) |
| Address in Australia | Benalla |
| Address State | Victoria |
| Time at address | 32 years |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
1 daughter |
| Name of reference | Frederick George Roswell |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Victoria) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | other |
| Other information | Only just discovered not British and struggling to 'make a living' |
Police Report, Benalla, 12 July 1915, p.2-3: ‘The old Lady believed she was a British subject’ and has nephew fighting w/ Australians but ‘feels that there is a prejudice against her & states she is scarcely able to make a living. She has knitted socks & gloves for the local organisations but hearing that she only does it for a purpose she refrained from going to however she kept on helping and have sent 28 pairs of socks to the Miss Vickers Teachers… and is still helping’. She does it for free and ‘none of the local residents know anything about it’. Had come to Australia in 1888 after husband died in order to visit sister, but sister died just after she arrived, so stayed to raise the kids. Letter from son/nephew on p.14