Summary

Character reference from W. Norris Bazzard, Amersham Bucks, England, for John Woods, dated 18 January, 1957. It was provided for him as part of the process of applying to migrate to Australia with his wife Barbara in 1957. It refers to his good temperament and qualities and their potential as 'good and useful citizens'.

Barbara and John Woods married in 1955 and were living in commission housing with extended family in Buckinghamshire, England when they decided to apply for the assisted passage scheme and migrate to Australia. They sailed on the Sitmar Line MV 'Fairsea' from Southampton in 1957 and eventually built their house in Lalor (also referred to in some items in the collection as Thomastown) in 1960. They had a variety of jobs before they opened their own drapery store in Lalor and had four children.

Physical Description

Single sheet of cream paper with printed letterhead and typed text.

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