Identity Document - Issued to John Gordon-Kirkby, by Commonwealth of Australia, 19 Oct 1961

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Summary:: Identity document issued to John William Gordon-Kirkby by the Commonwealth of Australia at Australia House, London on 19 October 1962. John was born in Gibraltar on 26 August 1936. His parents were living in La Linea, Spain at the time. In 1939 they moved to Morocco and were trapped there when war broke out, following WWII they remained in Morocco. After his father's death in 1959 John decided to migrate to Australia. In order to qualify for assisted passage he had to live in the UK for six months but his application was rushed through due to his being sponsored by an Australian couple who he had met while they were holidaying in Morocco. He arrived in Australia on 26 November 1961 and as was standard practice, his passport was taken in exchange for an identity document in order to assure he remained in Australia for the minimum 2 years. At the end of the two year period the passport was returned.
Description:: Single sheet of paper with printed black text.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr John Gordon-Kirkby, 2002

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	17.20 cm (Width), 24.60 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, assisted immigration, ten pound tourists, identifications, immigration policies, migration settlement, british immigration, immigration selection
Themes this item is part of:	Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection, John William Gordon-Kirkby, English Migrant, 1961
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Processing - Planning & Departure
Tertiary Classification:	identification
Inscriptions:	Text: No. 203614/COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION/AUSTRALIA HOUSE/LONDON/19th October 1961/DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY.
Issued To:	Mr John Gordon-Kirkby, London, England, Great Britain, 19 Oct 1961
Issued By:	Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, 19 Oct 1961
Place & Date Issued:	London, England, Great Britain, 19 Oct 1961