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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Immigration Restriction |
| Date | 1915 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | A2, 1915/267 |
| Library / Archive | National Archives of Australia |
| Collection Name | Correspondence files, annual single number series |
| Description | Referring to a female stowaway with an illegitimate child discovered on board RMS Medina, which arrived in Hobart from Sydney in 1915. Includes copies of official correspondence and reports concerning this matter and the Passengers' Act of 1885 and Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. |
| 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 |
| Places | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Ports | Hobart Town, Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Ships | RMS Medina |
| People | Hughes, William M; Garran, R R |
| Keywords | women, legislation, government, stowaway, immigrant, travel, shipping, Passengers' Act, customs, law, insanity, health and sickness, children, regulations, finance, tax, repatriation |
| 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 |
