SECRECY ABOUT JEWISH SAILINGS FOR AUSTRALIA
SVDNEY, Feb. 10. Approximately 600 Jewish refugees are- on their way to Australia in the Diitch liner Johan De Witt, according to a Government spokesman. He was commenting on a c.abled report that the ship had left Marseilles with 995 Jews who intended to settle in Australia. The spokesman said that the ship was the only vessel bringing Jews tc- Australia. Since December, 1052 Jewish refugees had arrived in Australia. Dutch officials in Sydney expressed surprise at the news of the ship's sailing and said that the Netherlands' Government had not advised them. ' . The normal peace-time passenger capacity of the ship was 300 but she carried as many as 720 troops dur- j ing the war. They admitted hearing rumours last week that the Johan De Witt, and two c-ther Dutch ships, would bring refugees to Australia but this was the first confirmation. The Royal Dutch Steam Navigation Company advises that-, the Johan De Witt will arrive in Sydney in Marchand might' be followed by the Tegelberg.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5325, 11 February 1947, Page 5
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