NAA: A1, 1921/21908
Petras, Johanna Louise
Digital copy - 41083
| Occupation as written | married woman |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 12 Sep 1917 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 14 Sep 1921 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | near Tanunda, South Australia |
| Modern country | Australia |
| Age on application | 38 |
| 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 | near Tanunda |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | 36 years |
| Married | Yes |
| Children | Yes |
1 died in infancy (see below; form says no children) |
| Name of reference | John Henry Walden |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace, Tanunda, South Australia |
| Marginalia description | Female |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | other |
| Other information | Wartime restrictions as a possible German wife. Did not realise she was not British. |
Resides Craneford Eden Valley, S Australia; Housekeeper to Messrs. Crane Bros., sheep farmers n. Eden Valley for 2yrs
Copy, W. E. Heuzenroeder (solicitor) to Minister of State for Defence, 26 April 1917: asks for exemption from Aliens Registration act. 'a natural-born British subject... born at Langmeil near Tanunda... Her brother still resides at Langmeil'. Married Friedrich Wilhelm Kielmann, sailor, at 16. 'Within a year of the marriage the husband deserted my client, who has not since heard of him, and does not know his whereabouts, or whether he is dead or alive. The deserted wife returned to her parents' home at Langmail and resided there until their decease, since which time she has earned her own living, and since her husband's desertion she has resumed her maiden name. She does not know and has no means of knowing whether her husband was at the time of her marriage an alien, and is consequently in ignorance of her nationality. My client's case is a most unfortunate one, and such as, I venture to hope, will commend itself to you for your favourable consideration. She lives about 12miles from the nearest Police Station, and being in domestic service in an English family, her designation as an alien may deprive her of her means of livelihood'
Copy, T. Trumble, Acting Sect, Department of Defence, 3 May 1917: she needed to register, but not report regularly. Suggests H & T might naturalise her
Heuzenroeder to Minister of External Affairs, 10 Sept. 1917: forwards copies of above correspondence and application
Application: married Friedrich Kielmann 16/8/1894, went to Germany and returned 3/1896
Police Report, J A Adamson, Senior Constable, Mount Pleasant, 25 Sept 1917: Known applicant c.30 years. 'in the employ of the Senior Constable's wife as a nurse girl, and gave full satisfaction'
Police Report, D H Miller, Mounted Const, Mount Pleasant, 21 Sept 1917: 'the applicant was a person of good character and reputation and her father and brother were men of good repute. Her brother at Tanunda is one of the few persons of German parentage who are willing to assist the Police with information.' Hunt to Heuz, 5/11/17: needs to fill in 1917 appl
Heuz to H&T, 11/3/21: cover letter like 1917 to Defence. says delay because he was advised that such apps 'were not at that time being entertained'
Heuz to H&T, 10/8: has to make strong case that husband legally dead, given absence and no news for +7 yrs. internal disc but accept legally widow