Summary
Cabin Baggage Label for the ship Nijkerk from the Dutch Shipping Company (N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij) on the Holland Australia Line. It was used by migrant Kobler Marcal on the 19 April 1959. 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 often 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
Blue, white and orange oval shaped cardboard baggage label.
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
Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij, Netherlands, circa 1950s
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Place & Date Used
Nijkerk (Steamship), Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij, 19 Apr 1959
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User
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1959
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Inscriptions
Text: N.V. VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE/SCHEEPVAARTMAATSCHAPPIJ/HOLLAND-AUSTRALIE LIJN/NAAM Kobler Marcal/(NAME)/BESTEMMING Sydney HUT No. 4/(DESTINATION) (CABIN)/PER M.S./S.S. Nijkerk DATUM 19.4.59/(DATE)/VOOR DE HUT/(CABIN).
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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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Exhibition Collection Management
95 mm (Length), 138 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Shipping, Station Pier, Women's Work