Summary
Notice issued by the Commonwealth of Australia regarding arrangements for baggage for migrants travelling to Australia on an Assisted Passage, circa 1956. It was used by the Booth family as they prepared to migrate to Australia. The Booth family, Ronald, Joan and their two children Ronald and Martin, migrated to Australia in 1956 under the assisted passage scheme. They left London on 18 May aboard the Strathaird and arrived in Australia in June. When they arrived in Melbourne they were taken to the migrant centre at the Royal Exhibition Building for processing and were then sent to the Brooklyn Hostel. They found Australia to be very different to how it was described in all the promotional literature they had been given in England, however they were made to feel very welcome.
Physical Description
Notice with text printed in black ink on white foolscap size paper.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Ron Booth, 21 Dec 1998
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Publisher
Commonwealth of Australia, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1956
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User
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Inscriptions
Printed text: BAGGAGE/Information for the Guidance of Commonwealth Nominees.
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Reference materials
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20.3 cm (Length), 33.1 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Assisted Immigration, British Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Luggage, Migration & Settlement, Ten Pound Tourists
