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Postcard - SS Queen Frederica, National Hellenic American Line, circa 1957
Reg. No: HT 1496
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- Summary:
- Onboard postcard made available to passengers for correspondence on the SS Queen Frederica, circa 1957. 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 met migrant ships arriving at Station Pier in Melbourne and she often received gifts from ship staff.
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:
- Postcard featuring image of the ship S.S. Queen Frederica at sea in New York harbour, statue of liberty in background. Unused.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Margaret Wood, 2003
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 14.30 cm (Width), 9.20 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, shipping, station pier, women s work, immigrant shipping, immigration policies, ship memorabilia, shipping lines, passenger list 1957, passenger list 1956 |
| 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: | Travel - Shipboard Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Inscriptions: | Text, front: S/S Queen Frederica 21,000 t. Text, reverse: NATIONAL/HELLENIC AMERICAN/LINE/S/S Queen Frederica. |
| Format: | Postcard: Colour |
| Manufactured For: | National Hellenic American Line, Genova, Italy, circa 1950s |
| Place & Date Used: | National Hellenic American Line Transatlantic Passenger Service, circa 1957 |
| User: | Mrs Margaret Wood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1957 |
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New york City aboard The S/S Queen Frederica
in the spring of 1951.
I will love to find out his name ship"s list