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Title Immigration Restriction
Date 1916-1917
Document Type Correspondence
Reference A2, 1917/1542
Library / Archive National Archives of Australia
Collection Name Correspondence files, annual single number series
Description Correspondence dealing with an error by the New Zealand Steamship Company in 1916 in treating an Australian-born woman returning from the Argentine as an immigrant. Includes copies of official correspondence and discussions relating to the Commonwealth Immigration Act, which does not apply to Australia-born individuals.
Series Description The series covers a range of subjects dealt with by the Prime Minister’s Department from 1904 to 1920, including amendments to Acts; public utilities such as railways; banking and financial matters.
Theme(s) Politics, Legislation and Governance
Country (from) Argentina
Country (to) Australia
Places La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Christchurch, New Zealand
Nationality Australian
People Steward, George; Quinlan F; Clemens, W J; Munro-Ferguson, R; Picken, Alexander; Hunt, Atlee
Keywords commonwealth, women, immigrant, legislation, government, New Zealand Shipping Company, steamboat, travel, return passage, citizenship, cultural identity, passage money, passenger, agent, regulations, Shaw Savill Line
Additional Information Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the National Archives of Australia catalogue.
Language English
Copyright National Archives of Australia