Booklet - 'Facts About Finance for the Emigrant', Commonwealth of Australia, Sep 1956

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Summary:: Booklet titled 'Facts About Finance for the Emigrant' published by the Commonwealth of Australia in September 1956. It is one of popular 'Facts About?' series of booklets which were issued to migrants arriving in Australia providing basic information about services and lifestyle issues in Australia.

It was collected by Daniel and Christina Graham when they migrated to Victoria from Scotland in 1957. They arrived in Melbourne on the 'Strathmore' on 12 February 1957. They had three children, and settled in Moe where Daniel found work with the SEC.
Description:: Eight page booklet with double stapled spine.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr. Daniel Graham, 2004

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	12.80 cm (Width), 20.40 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, assisted immigration, promotional materials, scottish immigration, post war migration
Themes this item is part of:	Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Graham Family, Scottish Migrants, 1957
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Orientation
Tertiary Classification:	promotional materials
Inscriptions:	Text: Facts about/FINANCE/FOR THE EMIGRANT/to Australia.
Issued By:	Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Sep 1956
User:	Mr. Daniel Graham, Scotland, 1956
User:	Mrs. Chirstina Graham, Scotland, 1956