Summary
Certificate of insurance issued by The Australian Alliance Assurance Company, for John Woods' first car in Australia, a Holden Saloon for businesses purposes. He received it while renting in Fairfield, Melbourne, policy dated 8 November 1958. 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 folded at centre, printed in green ink on all four sides on cream paper.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Home & Community, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Barbara Woods, 13 Feb 2014
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Issued To
Mr. John Woods, Fairfield, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 Nov 1958
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Inscriptions
'The Australian Alliance Assurance Company/...CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE...'
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - first home & family, Financial records
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Folded
140 mm (Width), 230 mm (Height)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Assisted Immigration, Motor Vehicles, Telephones, Homes, Houses, Finances, Working Life, Insurance, Small Businesses
