NAA: A1, 1908/6179
Karl, Sarah Jane
Digital copy - 9385
| Occupation as written | widow |
| Standardised occupation | XX00: Other - Other |
| Application received | 1 Jan 1908 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | LTF |
| Date of approval or denial | 13 Jul 1908 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Modern country | United Kingdom |
| Age on application | 57 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
| Port of Departure | Manchester |
| Port of Arrival | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Date of arrival | 1 Jun 1879 |
| Name of ship | Early of Derby |
| Voyage | Early of Derby (1879-06-01) |
| Address in Australia | Towoomba, Queensland |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 14 years |
| Previous address 1 | Chinchilla, Queensland |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 12 years |
| Previous address 2 | Towoomba, Queensland |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 3 years |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
4: 3 girls, 1 boy.
Eldest and youngest girl and the boy 'reside with me' and middle one is married and lives in Towoomba, Queensland too. |
| Name of reference | Joseph Troy Merchant |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Queensland) |
| Marginalia description | Lady |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | Buying land or mortgage |
| Other information | |
She is described as a 'Lady' - written in another hand
Her husband was a Bavarian German named Michael Anthony Karl, a Toowooba Railway employee; married in 1880.
Application goes through her attorney and cover letters are typed - B. J. Beirne Esq., Solicitor, 'Commissioner for Affidavits', Margaret Street, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Letter from solicitor, 5 June 1906: 'The widow now wishes to purchase a piece of land but as she is under the Queensland laws, an Alien, I have the honor to request whether under these circumstances she could obtain a certificate of Naturalisation upon filing the usual Affidavits in such matters.'
Follow on letter from solicitor, 17 June 1908: please expedite because 'the applicant has purchased some land and paid a deposit and is borrowing money to may the balance and the intended Morgagee requires a definite answer shortly as to whether the loan will be required.'