Leaflet - HM Australian Customs, Commonwealth of Australia, Aug 1960

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Summary:: Information sheet issued by HM Australian Customs to passengers on the 'SS Orcades' in August 1960. The sheet outlines customs requirements once landing in Australia including: the need for completion of customs declaration, import and duty laws, and the need for vaccination certificates. 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 often met migrant ships arriving at Station Pier in Melbourne.

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.
Description:: Single page typed leaflet with extensive black text
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 2003

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	20.50 cm (Width), 33.10 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, shipping, station pier, women s work, immigrant shipping, immigrant voyages, customer service, immigration policies
Themes this item is part of:	Margaret Wood, Department of Immigration Officer (1951-1961), Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Margaret Wood Immigration & Shipping Collection
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Processing - Customs & Quarantine
Tertiary Classification:	rules & regulations
Inscriptions:	Text: s.s. ORCADES Pacific Voyage 50/H.M. AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS/Before arrival in Australia, every passenger finally disembarking is/required to complete a Customs Declaration and hand this to the Purser's Office/for presentation to H.M. Customs at Sydney. Passengers are requested to complete/and return their forms to the Purser's Office not later than 6 p.m. on THURSDAY/11th AUGUST, 1960.
Issued By:	Department of Customs & Excise, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Aug 1960
Place & Date Used:	Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1960
User:	Mrs Margaret Wood, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug 1960
Bibliography:	[Web Site] 2005. MV Infosheet - Post World War II Migrant Ships: Orcades., MV Resource Pages