NAA: A1, 1919/4447
Andersen, Friedericke
Digital copy - 37501
| Occupation as written | housewife |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 1 Mar 1919 |
| Application status |
Unknown |
| Official | PMcMG |
| Date of approval or denial | 9 Apr 1919 |
| If rejected, why? | Incomplete. denied initially as enemy alien, then allowed to apply as Dane but incomplete paperwork |
| Birthplace as written | Damer, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 52 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 1 |
| Port of Departure | Germany |
| Port of Arrival | Brisbane |
| Date of arrival | 21 Feb 1866 |
| Name of ship | Lansa Shel |
| Voyage | Lansa Shel (1866-02-21) |
| Address in Australia | Hucclecote, Bridge Street, Towoomba |
| Address State | Victoria |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
2 |
| Name of reference | Thomas R Robert |
| Occupation of reference | MLA, Queensland |
| Marginalia description | p.1 'F' |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | Pension |
| Other information | See further comments on financial hardship |
German-born, Husband was a Dane (widow). migrated when small child, thought husband and father already naturalised but can’t find records.
Sister, Wilhelmenia Francke already naturalised with help of T R Roberts, MLA, Toowoomba, 17 Oct 1917.
Hunt, 3 November 1917: REJECTED for now. ‘The present policy of the Department regarding alien enemies is to accept only British-born widows of enemy subjects and cases where non-naturalization would cause special hardship.’
Tom Roberts writes back, 18/1/18, to make the point that she should fall under the Government’s other category of ‘“cases where non-naturalization would cause special hardship.”’ Her husband had deserted her 23 years before with 2 kids (2 and 4 ages). Lived on the Ranges for ‘upwards of fifty years’, making a living doing washing, etc. Wants the old age pension as can no longer really do this work. ‘the withholding of which in her case is certainly a great hardship.’ And has no ‘connection with Germany’ either.
Hunt writes back on 3 November 1917 making clear they still classify her as an ‘enemy alien’ so won’t process application.
Tom Roberts writes then to Mr Groom to push for the case to be considered as a point of hardship (18/1/18), and Groom in the Dept of Defence, writes to Glynn to ask him to consider the case (22 Jan 1918).
Reply from Hunt on 6/2/1918, saying that, given she was married to a Dane, she can fill out the new 1917 form and they will consider it as an application from a Dane. Roberts writes to Groom again on 25 March 1919, again mentioning desertion, raising kids alone without any reliance on the state, and current hardship.
Matter again forwarded to Glynn. Glynn wrote to GROOM ON 9 APRIL 1919 to say that fresh application sent but not returned. End of file. Incomplete.