Summary
Booklet titled 'Facts about Quarantine in Australia' published by the Australian News and Information Bureau, Australia House, London, February 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
Booklet of 4 pages with photos, graphics and text printed in black and yellow ink on white paper. Stapled.
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
Australian News & Information Bureau, London, England, Great Britain, Feb 1955
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Printer
C.F. Hodgson & Son Ltd., London, England, Great Britain, Feb 1955
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User
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Inscriptions
Printed text: Facts about/QUARANTINE/in Australia
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
128 mm (Length), 205 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Assisted Immigration, British Immigration, Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Promotional Materials, Ten Pound Tourists
