Summary
Australian Customs red baggage label, used circa 1950s. It was used to note that baggage had been inspected and passed by Customs. It is part of a collection of immigration related 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
Rectangular red paper adhesive label with black printed 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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User
Australian Customs Service, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
Text: Australian/Customs/V/17/PASSED/PORT OF/MELBOURNE/No. 3945.
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Luggage handling
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
12 cm (Length), 5.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Customs Houses, Government Departments, Government Policies, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work
