Summary
Letter of acknowlegement and attached payment receipt from the Postmaster-General's Department to John Woods in Lalor, Melbourne, 1 May 1963. The correspondence relates to the Wood's family's request for their telephone to be connected. It is one of a large collection of documents which trace the establishment of the Woods' family home and business during the 1950s and 1960s.
Barbara and John Woods had 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 page document printed in black ink on cream paper with a receipt stapled at top left corner.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Barbara Woods, 13 Feb 2014
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Issued To
Mr. John Woods, Lalor, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1963
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Inscriptions
'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/POST-MASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT'
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - first home & family, Financial records
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Overall Dimensions
200 mm (Width), 230 mm (Height)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Assisted Immigration, Motor Vehicles, Telephones, Homes, Houses, Finances
