Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 7322 7077
Email: staterecords@sa.gov.au
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRG7/3
This series contains the applications and related records of assisted passage agricultural labourers who migrated to South Australia between 1911 and 1914, which may include boys who migrated under youth immigration schemes. These files were maintained by the immigration section of the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, with information forwarded by the South Australian Emigration Agent in the United Kingdom. A list of the names of the almost 200 applicants mentioned in this series can be found on the Consignments page.
These records are open access and can be viewed by any member of the public. To arrange access to these records please contact State Records of South Australia.
The records are foolscap sized papers, fixed together with file clips or split pins, each with a title page recording the following details:
– Surname and Given names
– Date of Arrival
– Name of Ship
– Name of Employer
– Address of Employer
– Remarks
Each file then contains the application form which records: Name, Address, Age, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, Employment History (with references attached), Medical Certificate, Medical History and Parent or Guardian’s Authority.
The files also contain related correspondence including letters from the applicant and employer, apprenticeship agreements and accounts relating to wages. This correspondence generally post dates the arrival of the applicant.
The records are arranged in numerical order, except for a brief period in 1913 when they were arranged by annual single number. There are several files missing from the sequence.