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Cavallaro - Papers, 1885-1912

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Title
Cavallaro - Papers, 1885-1912
Subject
Emigration and immigration
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Voyages and travels
Italian language--Written Italian
Manuscripts, Italian
Naturalization records
Melbourne (Vic.)
Category
1. Settlement
2. National boundaries
Creator
Cavallaro, Salvatore
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Period of reference
1885 – 1912
Date
January 1, 1885
Link
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/5ui8oc/alma9916394553607636
Series number
MS 7751
Item number
9.91639E+15
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Italy
Australia
Place
Melbourne
Language
Italian
English
Description from source
1cm.; Printed and original ms.

Passport to Australia (in Italian), issued on the 29th December 1885 by the Italian Ministor for External Affairs, requesting safe passage for Salvatore Cavallaro to Melbourne; includes official stamps and seals; provides physical description and vital statistics, giving his age as 23, his birthplace and residence as Riposto, Sicily, showing him to be 1.56 metres tall, cleanshaven, with black hair and eyes, and his occupation as 'sailor'. Letter from the Commonwealth of Australia's Department of External Affairs informing him that his application for naturalization has been approved, dated 9th August 1912, with envelope stamped 10th August 1912. Certificate of Naturalization issued 24th July 1912, signed by Lord Denman, Governor General, with envelope stamped 10th August 1912.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Passports
Typescripts
Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/IA4623TI/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/IA4623TI/</a></p>