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Series VPRS
5981
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Central Card Index to Sponsors of Migrants
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| Date Range: |
Series |
1946 - 1983 |
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Series in Custody |
1946 - 1983 |
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Contents |
1946 - 1983 |
| Public Access: |
Open |
| Location: |
North Melbourne |
| Format of Records: |
Physical |
  | Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series |
Date Range
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Agency Number
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| 1946 - 1971 |
Chief Secretary's Department |
VA 475 |
| 1971 - 1977 |
Department of State Development (from 1972 also known as Department of State Development and Decentralisation) |
VA 552 |
| 1977 - 1983 |
Ministry of Ethnic Affairs (also known as Ministry of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 1977 to 1983) |
VA 1042 |
| Agency currently responsible for this SeriesAgency currently responsible for this Series |
| Description of this SeriesDescription of this Series |
- How to use the Records
Cards are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the sponsor or, in the case of employer nominations, the name of the employer. Consult the Records Description List for this series and call up the unit corresponding to the surname of the person, or the name of the employer of interest.
Depending on the series you wish to access, note the nomination number, migrant number, ship name, flight number, or date of arrival recorded on the card. Use this information to identify the relevant unit in the series of interest.
- Function / Content
The index was created to provide access to the migrant nomination papers and schedules of nominations of migrants maintained by the recording agencies. Using the surname of the migrants sponsor or, in the case of employer nominations, the name of the employer, the following information could be obtained:
The name of the nominee and their nomination number: nomination papers were filed using this number;
Their migrant number: migrants were listed on the schedules of nominations by this number.
Although it probably wasnt specifically created to do so, the index can also be used to access the shipping and air-flight nominal roles (VPRS 5979 and VPRS 5980), as it provides the name of the ship or flight-number on which the person arrived, and their date of arrival. The shipping roles are arranged by ship name and the air-flight roles by flight date.
The recording agencies for this series are as follows:
Immigration Branch/State Immigration Office, VA 475 Chief Secretarys Department, 1946-1971;
Immigration Division, VA 552 Department of State Development and Decentralisation, 1971-1977;
VA 1042 Ministry of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, 1977-1983.
- Recordkeeping System
The cards are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the sponsor or, in the case of employer nominations, the name of the employer.
Number prefixes used on the cards and their meanings are as follows:
NP: Personal nomination number. Indicates a personal nomination made prior
to 1975.
VS: Victorian State migrant number. Indicates a personal nomination made
from 1975.
EVS: Employer Victorian State number. Indicates an employer nomination.
VF: Victorian Free-passage migrant number.
VA: Victorian Assisted-passage migrant number.
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