Summary
Booklet titled 'Information for the Guidance of Passengers Arriving' published by the Department of Trade and Customs and printed by A.J.Arthur, Government Printing Office, Canberra, circa 1955. It was given to Ron and Joan Booth as part of a collection of promotional material when they were arranging 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
8-page booklet text printed in black ink on white paper.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Ron Booth, 21 Dec 1998
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Printer
A. J. Arthur - Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, circa 1955
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Publisher
Australia: Department of Trade & Customs, Australia, circa 1955
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Inscriptions
Printed text: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS/INFORMATION/FOR THE GUIDANCE OF/PASSENGERS ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA [Extensive text]
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Overall Dimensions
15.2 cm (Length), 24.1 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
152 mm (Width), 241 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Assisted Immigration, Australian Customs & Excise, British Immigration, Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Promotional Materials, Ten Pound Tourists
