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Passport - Issued to John Burder, United Kingdom, 1878
Reg. No: HT 3442
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- Summary:
- British passport dated 1878, issued to John Burder. The passport allows the holder, a British subject, to travel on 'the Continent'. John Burder later married Henrietta Garbett.
This passport provide an insight into the processes required for movement around Europe and, more significantly, represents the type of documents required by people wishing to travel in or migrate to Australia. This passport acted as an identity document, and illustrate how the requirement to provide proof of identity to government authorities in order to migrate has been a constant throughout Australian immigration history. - Description:
- A4 page document with printed black text, with some spaces filled in black ink.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 27.50 cm (Width), 37.50 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | immigration, identifications, travel, travel tourism, british immigration, immigration selection |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Getting In, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 2003-2015 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Processing - Planning & Departure |
| Tertiary Classification: | identification |
| Inscriptions: | Extensive text |
| Issued To: | John Burder, England, Great Britain, 21 Oct 1878 |
| Issued By: | United Kingdom: Government, London, England, Great Britain, 21 Oct 1878 |
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