Summary
Baggage labels used by the Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic Steamship Co circa 1950. 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
Cardboard labels with a white background with blue stripes and a yellow world map. The reverse is completed in pen. Both have tearing where tie attachment would have been.
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
Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic Co, Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden, circa 1950s
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
Text, front: REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET/TRANSATLANTIC/THE TRANSATLANTIC S.S. CO., LTD./GOTEBORG SWEDEN/WANTED/IF NOT WANTED DURING PASSAGE REMOVE THIS SLIP. Text, reverse: NOT WANTED/NAME MANNONEN/M/S CIRRUS CABIN No 2/4/FROM GOTHENBURG/TO MELBOURNE/Bonegilla.
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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
9 cm (Length), 18 cm (Width)
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Exhibition Collection Management
90 mm (Length), 180 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work