Summary
Paper streamer, uncoiled. It is part of a collection of migration material collected by Margaret Wood an officer in the Department of Immigration from 1951-1960. Margaret recalls that these streamers were especially thrown by British migrants as they left England.
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
A black, wide paper streamer. It is partially coiled, partially uncoiled.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 21 Aug 2003
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User
Mrs Margaret Wood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Object Measurements
10 cm (Length), 1.5 cm (Width), 15 cm (Height)
Partially unravelled and bundled in a bag.
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Keywords
Government Departments, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Shipping, Shipping Industry, Station Pier, Women's Work
