▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁However , ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁Sweden ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Naz i ▁susp icion ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁trained ▁sexual ▁psych ologist ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁an ▁inst itute ▁for ▁sexual ▁reform ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁K la ph akes ' ▁flat ▁in ▁Berlin ▁was ▁twice ▁ra ided ▁by ▁the ▁secret ▁police . ▁Maria ▁was ▁phys ically ▁– ▁and ▁perhaps ▁sex ually ▁– ▁assault ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁K la ph ake ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia , ▁living ▁at ▁first ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁to ▁Sydney ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁K la ph ake ▁worked ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁chem ist , ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Micro bi ology ▁P ty ▁Ltd . ▁This ▁company ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁fund ▁K la ph ake ' s ▁research ▁and ▁then ▁explo it ▁the ▁invent ions ▁he ▁would ▁make . ▁ ▁K la ph akes ' ▁decision ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁was ▁probably ▁primarily ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁Maria ' s ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁secret ▁police ; ▁their ▁decision ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Australia ▁( r ather ▁than , ▁say , ▁in ▁Britain ) ▁was ▁informed ▁by ▁Wolf ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁de w ▁cond enser .< red ></ ref > ▁As ▁a ▁dry ▁continent , ▁Australia ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁need ▁alternative ▁sources ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ▁and ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁in