NAA: A1, 1919/5230

Hartman, Laura

Digital copy - 37545

Details

Occupation as writteninvalid
Standardised occupationXX00: Other - Other
Application received1 Jan 1919
Application status Approved
OfficialEC
Date of approval or denial7 May 1919
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtenCopenhagen, Denmark
Modern countryDenmark
Age on application65
Age on arrival in Australia19
Port of DepartureCopenhagen
Port of ArrivalRockhampton
Date of arrival1 Jan 1872
Name of shipShakespeare
VoyageShakespeare (1872-10-01)

Addresses

Address in AustraliaEuroka, Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills near Parramatta
Address StateNew South Wales
Time at address

Family

MarriedWidow
ChildrenYes

3: 2 sons and a daughter

References

Name of referencePhilip Henry Robilliard
Occupation of referenceJustice of the Peace (New South Wales)
Marginalia description

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonPension
Other information

12/3/19, p.16: applied for pension and only then found out that she wasn't. Husband always said he had sorted it. 'Drought was the cause of my reduced circumstances.'

Further comments

invalid, owned and ran hotel and thought husband was already naturalised, Approved 7/5/19. AFTER WAR (Dec 1918)

22 April 1919, p.9, letter from her asking about application success. Points out that her husband and her had run a hotel, with license, for 28 years and 'there was never a mark against my husband or myself.' Thought husband was already naturalised.

Police Report, p.10 - he knew her when ran hotel. Hotel was Locomotive Hotel, Girilambone. 'honorable' all v positive.