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Dutchman Murdered, Woman Councillor Sought (Kalgoorlie Miner, 7 Nov 1949)

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Kalgoorlie Miner wire report (Batavia, 6 November 1949, p. 5). South Celebes police are searching for Mrs Salawati Danoed (Salawati Daud), a woman municipal councillor of Makassar, believed involved in the kidnapping and murder of Dutch tobacco employee T.H. Pluyter, taken in a municipal council car; six arrests made. A police allegation, pre-dating Gerwani, about a future Gerwani and PKI figure.

Berita kawat Kalgoorlie Miner (Batavia, 6 November 1949, hlm. 5). Polisi Sulawesi Selatan mencari Ibu Salawati Danoed (Salawati Daud), anggota dewan kota perempuan di Makassar, yang diduga terlibat penculikan dan pembunuhan T.H. Pluyter, pegawai perusahaan tembakau Belanda, yang dibawa dengan mobil dewan kota; enam orang ditangkap. Tuduhan polisi, sebelum Gerwani berdiri, terhadap tokoh yang kelak menjadi tokoh Gerwani dan PKI.

“The police in South Celebes are searching for a woman muncipal councillor of Macassar, Mrs. Salawati Danoed, who is believed to have been in the kidnapping and the murder last week (p. 5)”

People

Salawati DaudTh. Pluyter

Organisations

Makassar Municipal CouncilSouth Celebes police

Places

MakassarSouth SulawesiJakarta

Topics

biographyarrests and detentionNetherlands

Tags

wire reportnews brief

Details

Date
1949-11-07
Publication
Kalgoorlie Miner (WA)
Document type
newspaper article (text companion of Kalgoorlie Miner (1949-11-07) - Dutchman Murdered, Woman Councillor Sought (Mrs Salawati Danoed) [Trove 95648709].pdf)
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Australia
Period
1945–1949
Source archive
Trove (National Library of Australia) · source link
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)/Kalgoorlie Miner (1949-11-07) - Dutchman Murdered, Woman Councillor Sought (Mrs Salawati Danoed) [Trove 95648709].txt
OCR / text
Good · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)
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