Summary

Seventh Edition of the 'Rules and Regulations of the Ordnance Factories', published in 1902. Issued to Amelia Lynch on 27 March 1922 when she entered employment at an Ordnance Factory. Ordnance Factories were munitions factories run by the British Government, to supply arms and weapons for the national army. A major factory was situated at Woolwich, one of the few that operated in the inter-war period. It is possible Amelia worked here, as surmised from Woolwich stamps on other documents she had around the time she became employed at the factory (see 1918 Ration Card).

Physical Description

Small book with orange/brown cover consisting of 32 numbered pages, plus an additional amendment page and 2 other attached amendements. Black ink printed text.

Significance

This collection of documents relates to the migration and settlement experiences of two English migrants, Amelia Lynch and Frederick Roberts. They migrated separately to Victoria during the 1920s, and subsequently married, worked and lived in Seymour, Victoria. Amelia left England in April 1924 aged 29, and Frederick Roberts in the December of 1924 aged 22. The couple married in 1926.
The collection includes documents brought from England, as well as items collated whilst in Australia.
Of particular interest are the set of receipts for ship fare repayment, indicating a loans system during the 1920s for unassisted British migrants. A set of broadcast listener's licences from the 1940s and 1950s are also of note for how they reflect a time when domestic communications were highly regulated.

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