Summary
Baggage Check Receipt, no 2206, issued on the Skaugen Line ship the MS Skaubryn to Mathu Benner, circa 1950s. It is 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.
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
Orange paper receipt with extensive printed black text and details in black ink.
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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Place & Date Used
MV Skaubryn (Motor Vessel), ., circa 1950s
Issued to Mathu Benner a passenger on this ship -
Inscriptions
Text: Reederei/I.M. SKAUGEN, OSLO/MS SKAUBRYN/Name/Baggage Check/This coupon is your receipt for one/piece of baggage with the number below:/2206/This piece of baggage will be deli/vered to you against this coupon at/destination. The owner of the bag-/gage in accepting this receipt a/grees to all conditions of the carrier/as per the contract ticket issued to/the passenger.
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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
12.4 cm (Length), 10 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Government Departments, Government Policies, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work