Summary heading
PP135/3 - Inward and outward aircraft passenger cards and
manifests, chronological order
Function and purpose
This series comprises cards completed by passengers of
aircraft arriving in and departing from Western Australia showing: - aircraft
registration; port of arrival; age; condition; occupation; industry; country of
last permanent residence; intended address in Australia; purpose of visit;
length of stay. Passenger manifests for each flight are also included.
Using the series
Subject to further research.
Physical characteristics
The cards are A5 size, with incoming cards in blue and
outgoing cards in orange.
System of arrangement and control
The series is in loose chronological order by the date of
arrival of the flight, with incoming and outgoing cards separated.
Relationships with other records
This series forms part of a large group of records that
document the movement of people into and out of Western Australia comprising
incoming and outgoing passenger lists, nominal rolls, crew lists and passenger
cards. See series links for details.
Disposal history
Additional information
The following data was keyed from the paper transfer documentation:
Form number: CA
17
Creating department: IMMIGRATION,
W.A. BRANCH OFFICE, REGISTRY
Transferring department: IMMIGRATION,
W.A. BRANCH OFFICE, REGISTRY
Date of transfer: 12/07/1962
Archives file number: RWP28/1/30