NAA: A1, 1914/17586
Siebert, Maria Elizabeth
Digital copy - 31196
| Occupation as written | House duties/ wife of Farmer |
| Standardised occupation | AG01: Agriculture - Farming/Land Service |
| Application received | 9 Jul 1914 |
| Application status |
Already a Subject |
| Official | A.H. |
| Date of approval or denial | 25 Jul 1914 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Tuchheim, Sachsen, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 54 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 4 |
| Port of Departure | Tuchheim, Sachsem |
| Port of Arrival | Port Adelaide |
| Date of arrival | 29 Sep 1859 |
| Name of ship | None |
| Address in Australia | Brentwood |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Yes |
| Children | Yes |
9: 5 sons and 4 daughters |
| Name of reference | Matthias Erichsen |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (South Australia) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
AH to Senator W. H. Story, Parliament House, Melbourne, 18 September 1914, p.7 (pp1-18 is a back and forth from people involved) - the Special Magistrate, Mr KEats, charged her for taking a declaration 'a sum of 10/-' - eventually Keats agreed to return the money.
p.12-13, AH to J.T. Keats, Special Magistrate, Wallaroo. 10 Sept. 1914: Keats had defended fee because of admin involved. Mr Glynn believes 'the lot should be considered to meant hat no fees are payable for the certificate or itn relation to any matters connected with the obtaining of a certificate... Your goodness is doing the clerical work connected with the filling up of forms on behalf of more or less ignorant applicants is appreciated, but you will recognise that much work is voluntary and cannot be demanded of you. It is the duty of applicants to fill in the forms, and if out of kindess you assist them to do so that is purely an act of goodwill on your part.'