Occupation as written | machinist |
Standardised occupation | MF31: Manufacturing - Unspecified |
Application received | 4 Jul 1912 |
Application status | Multiple applications |
Official | GB |
Date of approval or denial | 5 Jul 1912 |
Date of final conclusion | 30 Apr 1922 |
If rejected, why? | Syrian. Approved in 1922. |
Birthplace as written | Mt Lebanon, Syria |
Modern country | Lebanon |
Age on application | 54 |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Port of Departure | Port Said |
Port of Arrival | Melbourne |
Date of arrival | 1 Jan 1890 |
Name of ship | None |
Address in Australia | 299 Exhibition St, Melbourne |
Address State | Victoria |
Time at address | 22 years |
Married | Widow | |
Children | Yes | 7: In Australia: George, Amelia, Lizzy, ROse, Emily |
Name of reference | Alexander Joseph Lugton |
Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Victoria) |
Marginalia description | |
Police report attached | Yes |
Link to other applicant | |
Literate | No |
Reason | other |
Other information | Wants the rights of 'Australian citizenship', p.7 |
Does not remember ship name.
Includes written references, incl. Rev. Alexander MccCallum, of the Central Mission, Melbourne (Wesleyan), p.19, 3/7/1912: 'She has always conducted herself and her home very properly and we have no hesitation in giving this testimony'
Also from James Evans managerr, Edwin Jenkins, Bedstead, Range, Grate & Fender Manufacturer, General Iron Founder, 3 July 1912, p.18 - known fo several years and living in neighbourhood 'she is a woman of respectability'
Applies again in 1922. Police Report, p.7: in General Remarks, written 'Applicant is of Chistian faith and a member of the Greek Catholic Church.' - recommended