Summary
Set of three Baggage carriage receipts used by the P&O Line circa 1950s stating that carriage has been paid through to Tilbury Dock. They are part of a collection of shipboard souvenirs collected by Margaret Wood an officer in the Department of Immigration from 1951-1960. As part of her role Margaret met migrant ships arriving at Station Pier in Melbourne and she often received gifts from ship staff.
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
White paper receipts with black print text.
More Information
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Collection Names
Margaret Wood Immigration & Shipping Collection, Immigration Shipping Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 21 Aug 2003
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Manufactured For
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Station Pier, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
Text: From Station Railway/CARRIAGE PAID THROUGH TO TILBURY DOCK/The Dock Superintendent,/Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company,/TILBURY DOCK,/TILBURY./Baggage for Steam Ship/MOOLTAN/To MELBOURNE.
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Classification
Migration, Processing - customs & quarantine, Baggage handling
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
11.5 cm (Length), 17.9 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Government Departments, Government Policies, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Receipts, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work