Summary
Receipt for payment to the Thomastown Dairy Pty Ltd for weekly delivery of milk and cream to paid by John Woods on 12 December 1960. It is one of a large collection of documents which trace the establishment of the Woods' family home and business in Lalor 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 on white paper in blue ink with receipt slip adhered to front.
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, Lalor, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 Dec 1960
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Inscriptions
'Thomastown Dairy Pty. Ltd.'
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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
140 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Assisted Immigration, Motor Vehicles, Telephones, Homes, Houses, Finances, Working Life, Insurance, Small Businesses, Dairy Industry, Food & Drink Consumption
