Summary
Drivers Licence No 738 037 issued to Samuel L Gung on 18 May 1951 certifying he could drive a motor car on any public highway in the State of Victoria for the year ending 16 May 1952. Samuel was born in Carlton in 1920 to Chinese parents. At a young age he travelled to China with his family where he remained to finish his education and marry. In 1947 he returned to Melbourne with his wife and two children. He worked with his father at the Geraldton Fruit Company, and had four more children in Australia. The Gung family collection documents their experiences of immigrating and living in Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s and the gradual easing of the White Australia policy.
Physical Description
Yellowing paper with red and blue text. Receipt for payment details are stamped. Personal details are typed in black.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Jeff Gung, 30 Nov 2006
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Issued To
Mr Samuel Gung, Ascot Vale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1951
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Issued By
State Government of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1951
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Text: Look and Live!/CROSS CROSSINIGS CAUTIOUSLY/Received amount printed above./WARNING.- This Licence shall have no effect until the/Cash Register imprint appears hereon. Collector of Imposts./NOT TRANSFERABLE. Section 6, Motor Car Act 1928, No. 3741, as amended by Motor Car Act 1935./LICENCE.
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
9.9 cm (Length), 20.4 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Chinese Immigration, Government Departments, Licences, Road Transport, White Australia Policy
