Summary
Certificate of registration of business name for the Woods Special O Drapery store in Station Street Lalor, dated 15 March, 1966. The store was established by John and Barbara Woods nine years after they migrated to Australia from England under the assisted passage scheme. John had been previously employed by Foy and Gibsons as a door-to-door salesman and he continued to spend much of his time on the road selling goods while Barbara managed the store.
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 asThomastown] 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 black printed text.
Significance
The Woods family collection documents through objects, documents and photographs the experiences of an English family who migrated to Australia under the 'Ten Pound Pom' assisted passage scheme. The material enables the exploration of their entire migration narrative, from the decision to emigrate, planning and departure, the ship voyage, arrival and early settlement, including employment, building a house and family life. More than one million people from Great Britain migrated to Australia under this scheme between the 1940s and 1970s.
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Clothing & Textiles, Working Life & Trades, Home & Community
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Barbara Woods, 08 Jul 2013
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Issued To
Mr. John Woods, Lalor, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 Mar 1966
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Issued To
Mrs Barbara Woods, Lalor, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 Mar 1966
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Inscriptions
Title: 'CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAME'
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Overall Dimensions
200 mm (Width), 205 mm (Height)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Assisted Immigration, Sales, Manchester Furnishings, Promotional Materials, Advertising