Summary
Airline Baggage Labels or strap tags used by Scandinavian Airlines System circa 1950s. They are part of a collection of souvenirs collected by Margaret Wood an officer in the Department of Immigration from 1951-1960. As part of her role Margaret met migrants and often received gifts from other 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
Rectangular cardboard airline baggage labels. Each label is printed on both sides with airline logo.
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Collection Names
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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, front: SAS/PLACE OF DEPARTURE/SAS/TO. Front, stamped: SAS/STATION/COPENHAGEN. Text, reverse: Individual wt./Orig. flt./To Sydney/Transfer at/Airline/Flt. No./Psgr's name/SK 40-44-86/SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM/DENMARK NORWAY SWEDEN.
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Luggage handling
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Overall Dimensions
11.1 cm (Length), 8.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Air Transport, Government Departments, Government Policies, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Women's Work
