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Certificate of Exemption from the Dictation Test, Mahomed Rashid Bux, 1908

Collector of Customs, Western Australia
1908
Historical information

Certificates of Exemption from Dictation Tests (CEDTs) were issued under the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 to residents in Australia, mainly Chinese, Japanese and Indian, who were applying to travel overseas. Holders of CEDTs were permitted to return to Australia within 3 years without sitting the dictation test which applied to aliens wishing to enter Australia from 1901 to 1958.

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cwa-org-140-1735561
Item type
Documents
Material
Paper
Photographic Media
Themes
Immigration
People
Social History
Keywords
Immigration
Migration
White Australia Policy
Place made
Australia
Year
1908
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Expired
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NAA: K1145, 1908/124

National Archives of Australia, Western Australia Office

National Archives of Australia, Western Australia Office

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Document with photographs of young man from front and side
NAA: K1145, 1908/124
Piece of paper with handprint made in dark ink
NAA: K1145, 1908/124

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