Agency:
Jack and Nancy Weidenhofer
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1909
End Date:
10 Sep 1982
Description:
John (Jack) Lyndon Weidenhofer (b. 4 October 1908) married Nancy Heather Brister (b. 5 October 1913) on 28 September 1940 in Hobart.;;Jack served in New Guinea during World War 2. He worked for the Mercury newspaper as a photographer and was later appointed to a position in the Education Department in the Visual Aids Branch, where he made films for use in school as teaching resources (see AB713/1/6575).;;He died in May 1969 and his wife, Nancy, in September 1982.;;Records of the Weidenhofer family can also be found in the University of Tasmania Special and Rare Materials Collection.;;Maggie Weidenhofer (NG1294) is the daughter of Jack's brother Reay Weidenhofer.
Information Sources:
The Mercury (TAS), 7 October 1913; National Archives of Australia, NAA: B883, TX12517;"Reference to index of the war time correspondence from New Guinea, 1944-1945, of Sergeant John (Jack) Weidenhofer", University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia.
Functions Performed:
Family archives
Related Agencies:
| Maggie Weidenhofer (NG1294) | 01 Jan 1941 | 14 Sep 2001 |
Series Created By Agency:
| NS719 Family Papers and Photographs | 01 Jan 1876 | 31 Dec 1950 |
| NS288 Photograph of Strahan | 01 Jan 1902 |
| NS1975 Photographs Taken by Jack L. Weidenhofer | 01 Jan 1940 | 30 Jun 1953 |