Summary
Onboard postcard made available to passengers on the ship SS Orsova on the Orient Line for correspondence. 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 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
Postcard featuring sepia image of S.S. Orsova at sea.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 21 Aug 2003
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Place & Date Used
SS Orsova (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), circa 1950s
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Format
Postcard, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Text, front: ORIENT LINE S.S. ORSOVA, 29,000 TONS. Text, reverse: POSTCARD/On board the/ORIENT LINE/S.S. ORSOVA/For Address Only.
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Overall Dimensions
9 cm (Length), 13.7 cm (Width)
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Maximum dimensions
1 mm (Length), 136 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping, Shipping Lines, Station Pier, Women's Work