Summary
Newsletter, 'The Good Neighbour' No 22, October, 1955. The Good Neighbour was produced every six months by the Department of Immigration. This edition announces the upcoming arrival of the millionth migrant to Australia. This magazine is part of a collection of migration material collected by Margaret Wood an officer in the Department of Immigration from 1951-1960.
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
Newsletter of eight pages, with extensive text and images in black and white.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 21 Aug 2003
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Publisher
Commonwealth Department of Immigration, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oct 1955
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Text: OUR 1,000,000 th/MIGRANT DUE/IN NOVEMBER/The Good/Neighbour/in which is incorporated/The New Australian/The Monthly Bulletin of the Department/of Immigration to assist Migrants/No 22 CANBERRA October, 1955
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Overall Dimensions
38.5 cm (Length), 25.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Government Departments, Immigration, Immigration Debates, Immigration Policies, Publications, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work