Summary

British passport dated 1878, issued to John Burder. The passport allows the holder, a British subject, to travel on 'the Continent'. John Burder later married Henrietta Garbett.

This passport provide an insight into the processes required for movement around Europe and, more significantly, represents the type of documents required by people wishing to travel in or migrate to Australia. This passport acted as an identity document, and illustrate how the requirement to provide proof of identity to government authorities in order to migrate has been a constant throughout Australian immigration history.

Physical Description

A4 page document with printed black text, with some spaces filled in black ink.

Significance

The passports provide an insight into the processes required for movement around Europe and, more significantly, represent the type of documents required by people wishing to travel in or migrate to Australia. These passports acted as identity documents, and illustrate how the requirement to provide proof of identity to government authorities in order to migrate has been a constant throughout Australian immigration history.

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