Summary
Receipt, issued to A G Maclaurin, by D.M. Embelton, M.D., for 6 pounds 6 shillings. Dated June 1939 for circumcision attendance of Roger Maclaurin, on 19 May 1939.
Archie was born in 1904 in Westham London. He trained as a printer and sought work in Australia as there were few opportunities in England; he migrated on the 'Jervis Bay' in 1928. Before migrating he commenced negotiations with the general manager of the Commonwealth Bank Note Printing Branch Fitzroy, who assisted Maclaurin in securing employment at McLaren & Co Pty Ltd Colour Printers in Fitzroy. He then moved to Spicers & Depmont Printers and Stationers before an opening came up for a machinist at the Note Printing Branch, where he worked for 32 years.
He married Constance Duffell in 1934, who had migrated from England on the 'Narkunda' with her parents and brother in 1927. Her father and brother worked for the Note Printing Branch which facilitated their meeting. They had two children, Roger and Jocelyn and lived all their lives in Essendon.
Physical Description
Paper invoice made out to Mr AG Maclaurin from DM Embelton (Surgeon) for circumcision attendance, on 19 May 1939, at 6 pounds 6 shillings.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Jocelyn Maclaurin, Mr. Roger Maclaurin, 14 Oct 2004
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Issued To
Archibald Gordon (Mac) Maclaurin, Essendon North, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1939
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Issued By
Dr D. M. Embelton, Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1939
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Date of Event
Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1939
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Inscriptions
Printed: 91 Glass Street / Essendon, W. 5
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - first home & family, Financial records
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
17.7 cm (Length), 11.9 cm (Width)
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Keywords
British Immigration, Children, Doctors, Families, Health & Well-Being, Immigration, Settlement