Summary
Parliamentary report by Harold Holt, Minister for Immigration, titled 'What Immigration Means to Australia', dated 30 August 1956. The report outlines the effects of immigration on Australia and addresses common concerns relating to immigration. It is part of a collection of migration material collected by Margaret Wood an officer in the Department of Immigration from 1951-1960. She noted that staff were not expected to be up on every policy development but information was available to those who where interested.
Margaret first worked in the Department of Alien Assimilation which focused on migrants post arrival, before moving to the Assisted Division which handled the reception of assisted European migrants arriving in Melbourne. Her final position was working for the General Assisted Passage Scheme, assisting migrants from the US, Scandinavia and Switzerland who came individually on general ships as opposed to migrant ships. She recalls her time with the Department with great pleasure. She was a young single woman and had just finished an Arts degree at Melbourne University. When she applied to the Public Service, she was placed with the Department of Immigration, as she spoke German. She left when she married in 1961 as per the policy at that time.
Physical Description
Printed eighteen page report on foolscap size paper.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 21 Aug 2003
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Author
Right Honourable Harold Holt CH, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 30 Aug 1956
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Printer
A. J. Arthur - Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 30 Aug 1956
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Publisher
Australian Commonwealth Government, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 30 Aug 1956
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1956
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Inscriptions
Text: 1956/THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/WHAT IMMIGRATION MEANS TO/AUSTRALIA/REPORT BY THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION/THE RT. HON. H.E. HOLT/30TH AUGUST, 1956/Presented by Command; ordered to be printed 30th August, 1956.
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Overall Dimensions
33.7 cm (Length), 21.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Government Departments, Government Policies, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Shipping, Station Pier, White Australia Policy, Women's Work